| Descriptor English: | Scleroderma, Systemic | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Esclerodermia Sistémica
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Escleroderma Sistêmico | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Sclérodermie systémique | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Sclerosis, Systemic Systemic Scleroderma Systemic Sclerosis |
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| Tree number(s): |
C17.300.799 C17.800.784 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012595 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A chronic multi-system disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. It is characterized by SCLEROSIS in the SKIN, the LUNGS, the HEART, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, the KIDNEYS, and the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. Other important features include diseased small BLOOD VESSELS and AUTOANTIBODIES. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA. |
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| Annotation: | note specific indentations and SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED |
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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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| Public MeSH Note: | 1971; SCLERODERMA was heading 1963-70 |
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| History Note: | 1971 |
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| DeCS ID: | 12976 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D012595 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WR 260 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1971/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/08 |
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Scleroderma, Systemic
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| Concept UI |
M0019543 |
| Scope note | A chronic multi-system disorder of CONNECTIVE TISSUE. It is characterized by SCLEROSIS in the SKIN, the LUNGS, the HEART, the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, the KIDNEYS, and the MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM. Other important features include diseased small BLOOD VESSELS and AUTOANTIBODIES. The disorder is named for its most prominent feature (hard skin), and classified into subsets by the extent of skin thickening: LIMITED SCLERODERMA and DIFFUSE SCLERODERMA. |
| Preferred term | Scleroderma, Systemic |
| Entry term(s) |
Sclerosis, Systemic Systemic Scleroderma Systemic Sclerosis |
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