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Descriptor English: Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial
Descriptor Spanish: Actinomicosis Cervicofacial
Descriptor actinomicosis cervicofacial
Scope note: Forma de ACTINOMICOSIS caracterizada por lesiones inflamatorias, de crecimiento lento, de los ganglios linfáticos que drenan la boca (mandíbula tumefacta e indurada), enrojecimiento de la piel que los cubre, y abscesos intraperitoneales.
Descriptor Portuguese: Actinomicose Cervicofacial
Descriptor French: Actinomycose cervicofaciale
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.410.040.137.316
C01.150.252.819.110
C01.800.720.110
C17.800.838.765.110
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000197
Scope note: A form of ACTINOMYCOSIS characterized by slow-growing inflammatory lesions of the lymph nodes that drain the mouth (lumpy jaw), reddening of the overlying skin, and intraperitoneal abscesses.
Annotation: bact infect, not fungal despite "-mycosis": = infect by genus ACTINOMYCES
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
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 205
Unique ID: D000197
NLM Classification: WC 302
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1994/02/08
Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial - Preferred
Concept UI M0000291
Scope note A form of ACTINOMYCOSIS characterized by slow-growing inflammatory lesions of the lymph nodes that drain the mouth (lumpy jaw), reddening of the overlying skin, and intraperitoneal abscesses.
Preferred term Actinomycosis, Cervicofacial



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