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Descriptor English: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Descriptor Spanish: Granulomatosis con Poliangitis
Descriptor granulomatosis con poliangitis
Entry term(s) granulomatosis con poliangeítis
granulomatosis con poliangiítis
granulomatosis de Wegener
Scope note: Enfermedad multisistémica de base genética compleja. Se caracterizada por inflamación de los vasos sanguíneos (VASCULITIS) que conlleva a daños en cualquier número de órganos. Las manifestaciones comunes son inflamación granulomatosa del APARATO RESPIRATORIO y de los riñones. La mayoría de los pacientes tienen autoanticuerpos (ANTICUERPOS ANTICITOPLASMA DE NEUTRÓFILO) frente a MIELOBLASTINA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Granulomatose com Poliangiite
Descriptor French: Granulomatose avec polyangéite
Entry term(s): Granulomatosis with Polyangiitides
Granulomatosis, Wegener
Granulomatosis, Wegener's
Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis with
Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with
Wegener Granulomatosis
Wegener's Granulomatosis
with Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis
with Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis
Tree number(s): C08.381.483.950
C14.907.940.897.249.750
C17.800.862.105.875
C20.111.193.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014890
Scope note: A multisystemic disease of a complex genetic background. It is characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels (VASCULITIS) leading to damage in any number of organs. The common features include granulomatous inflammation of the RESPIRATORY TRACT and KIDNEYS. Most patients have measurable autoantibodies (ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODIES) against MYELOBLASTIN.
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: 2015; see Wegener Granulomatosis 2007-20014
History Note: 2015(1963)
Related: Myeloblastin MeSH
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System MeSH
DeCS ID: 27929
Unique ID: D014890
NLM Classification: WF 600
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
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0022908
Scope note A multisystemic disease of a complex genetic background. It is characterized by inflammation of the blood vessels (VASCULITIS) leading to damage in any number of organs. The common features include granulomatous inflammation of the RESPIRATORY TRACT and KIDNEYS. Most patients have measurable autoantibodies (ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODIES) against MYELOBLASTIN.
Preferred term Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Entry term(s) Granulomatosis with Polyangiitides
Granulomatosis, Wegener
Granulomatosis, Wegener's
Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis with
Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with
Wegener Granulomatosis
Wegener's Granulomatosis
with Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis
with Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis



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