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Descriptor English: Arthritis
Descriptor Spanish: Artritis
Descriptor artritis
Entry term(s) oligoartritis
poliartritis
Scope note: Inflamación aguda o crónica de las ARTICULACIONES.
Descriptor Portuguese: Artrite
Descriptor French: Arthrite
Entry term(s): Arthritides
Oligoarthritides
Oligoarthritis
Polyarthritides
Polyarthritis
Tree number(s): C05.550.114
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001168
Scope note: Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS.
Annotation: tends to be chronic so do not coordinate with CHRONIC DISEASE; do not confuse with ARTHRALGIA; note entry term POLYARTHRITIS but polyarthrite chronique évolutive (PCE) = ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; note several specific types of arthritis are available
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
Public MeSH Note: ARTHRITIS, ADJUVANT was ADJUVANT ARTHRITIS see under ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID 1975-76
Related: Arthritis, Gouty MeSH
Arthritis, Psoriatic MeSH
DeCS ID: 1174
Unique ID: D001168
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2021/10/18
Arthritis - Preferred
Concept UI M0001741
Scope note Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS.
Preferred term Arthritis
Entry term(s) Arthritides
Polyarthritis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0001742
Preferred term Polyarthritis
Entry term(s) Polyarthritides
Oligoarthritis - Narrower
Concept UI M000751581
Preferred term Oligoarthritis
Entry term(s) Oligoarthritides



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