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Descriptor English: Vitiligo
Descriptor Spanish: Vitíligo
Descriptor vitíligo
Scope note: Trastorno que se caracteriza por áreas de despigmentación macular, comúnmente en las zonas de extensión de las extremidades, en la cara o en el cuello, y en los pliegues cutáneos. A menudo la edad de comienzo es en los adultos jóvenes y la condición tiende a progresar gradualmente con lesiones que se incrementan y extienden hasta que se alcanza un estado estable.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vitiligo
Descriptor French: Vitiligo
Tree number(s): C17.800.621.440.895
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014820
Scope note: A disorder consisting of areas of macular depigmentation, commonly on extensor aspects of extremities, on the face or neck, and in skin folds. Age of onset is often in young adulthood and the condition tends to progress gradually with lesions enlarging and extending until a quiescent state is reached.
Annotation: macular depigmentation
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: 15222
Unique ID: D014820
NLM Classification: WR 265
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: 2016/07/01
Vitiligo - Preferred
Concept UI M0022818
Scope note A disorder consisting of areas of macular depigmentation, commonly on extensor aspects of extremities, on the face or neck, and in skin folds. Age of onset is often in young adulthood and the condition tends to progress gradually with lesions enlarging and extending until a quiescent state is reached.
Preferred term Vitiligo



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