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Descriptor English: Periostitis
Descriptor Spanish: Periostitis
Descriptor periostitis
Scope note: Inflamación del periostio. El trastorno suele ser crónico y se caracteriza por tumefacción ósea y dolor espontáneo y a la palpación. Su forma aguda se debe a infección y se caracteriza por supuración difusa, dolor intenso y síntomas generales. Suele causar necrosis. (Dorland, 28a ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Periostite
Descriptor French: Périostite
Entry term(s): Periostitides
Tree number(s): C01.160.595
C05.116.165.595
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010522
Scope note: Inflammation of the periosteum. The condition is generally chronic, and is marked by tenderness and swelling of the bone and an aching pain. Acute periostitis is due to infection, is characterized by diffuse suppuration, severe pain, and constitutional symptoms, and usually results in necrosis. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Annotation: inflamm of the periosteum
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 10712
Unique ID: D010522
NLM Classification: WE 251
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2002/07/03
Periostitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0016346
Scope note Inflammation of the periosteum. The condition is generally chronic, and is marked by tenderness and swelling of the bone and an aching pain. Acute periostitis is due to infection, is characterized by diffuse suppuration, severe pain, and constitutional symptoms, and usually results in necrosis. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Preferred term Periostitis
Entry term(s) Periostitides



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