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Descriptor English: CREST Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome CREST
Descriptor síndrome CREST
Entry term(s) síndrome CRST
Scope note: Forma leve de ESCLERODERMIA LIMITADA, una afección multisistémica. Sus características comprenden síntomas de CALCINOSIS, ENFERMEDAD DE RAYNAUD, TRASTORNOS DE LA MOTILIDAD ESOFAGICA, esclerodactilia y TELANGIECTASIAS. Cuando la disfunción esofágica no es muy intensa se conoce como síndrome CRST.
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome CREST
Descriptor French: Syndrome CREST
Entry term(s): CREST Syndromes
CRST Syndrome
CRST Syndromes
Calcinosis Raynaud Phenomenon Sclerodactyly Telangiectasia
Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal dismobility, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia Syndrome
Calcinosis-Raynaud Phenomenon-Sclerodactyly-Telangiectasia
Phenomenon-Sclerodactyly-Telangiectasia, Calcinosis-Raynaud
Syndrome, CREST
Syndrome, CRST
Tree number(s): C06.405.117.119.500.204
C14.907.355.830.573.750.500
C14.907.617.812.500
C14.907.823.225
C17.300.799.801.500
C17.800.784.801.500
C17.800.862.406.750.500
C18.452.174.130.204
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017675
Scope note: A mild form of LIMITED SCLERODERMA, a multi-system disorder. Its features include symptoms of CALCINOSIS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; sclerodactyly, and TELANGIECTASIS. When the defect in esophageal function is not prominent, it is known as CRST syndrome.
Annotation: CREST syndrome: an acronym for Calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasis
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
Previous Indexing: Calcinosis (1975-1993)
Raynaud's Disease (1975-1993)
Scleroderma, Systemic (1975-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 1994
History Note: 1994
DeCS ID: 31538
Unique ID: D017675
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
CREST Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0026732
Scope note A mild form of LIMITED SCLERODERMA, a multi-system disorder. Its features include symptoms of CALCINOSIS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; sclerodactyly, and TELANGIECTASIS. When the defect in esophageal function is not prominent, it is known as CRST syndrome.
Preferred term CREST Syndrome
Entry term(s) CREST Syndromes
Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal dismobility, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia Syndrome
Syndrome, CREST
CRST Syndrome - Narrower
Concept UI M0026731
Preferred term CRST Syndrome
Entry term(s) CRST Syndromes
Calcinosis Raynaud Phenomenon Sclerodactyly Telangiectasia
Calcinosis-Raynaud Phenomenon-Sclerodactyly-Telangiectasia
Phenomenon-Sclerodactyly-Telangiectasia, Calcinosis-Raynaud
Syndrome, CRST



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