| Descriptor English: | Arthritis, Rheumatoid | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Artritis Reumatoide
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Artrite Reumatoide | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Polyarthrite rhumatoïde | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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| Tree number(s): |
C05.550.114.154 C05.799.114 C17.300.775.099 C20.111.199 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001172 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated. |
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| Annotation: | in children = ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE RHEUMATOID; includes PCE: polyarthrite chronique évolutive; tends to be chronic so do not coord with CHRONIC DISEASE |
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| 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 |
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| DeCS ID: | 1178 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D001172 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WE 346 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2012/07/03 |
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid
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| Concept UI |
M0001750 |
| Scope note | A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated. |
| Preferred term | Arthritis, Rheumatoid |
| Entry term(s) |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
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