| Descriptor English: | Connective Tissue Diseases | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Enfermedades del Tejido Conjuntivo
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Doenças do Tecido Conjuntivo | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Maladies du tissu conjonctif | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Connective Tissue Disease Disease, Connective Tissue Diseases, Connective Tissue |
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| Tree number(s): |
C17.300 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003240 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides. |
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| Annotation: | general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not confuse with MIXED CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE, a specific connective tissue disease entity |
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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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| Previous Indexing: |
Collagen Diseases (1966-1979) Connective Tissue (1966-1979) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 80 |
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| History Note: | 80 |
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| Entry Version: | CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIS |
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| Related: |
Bone Diseases, Developmental
MeSH Collagen Diseases MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 3260 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003240 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1980/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1978/12/21 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 1992/05/20 |
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Connective Tissue Diseases
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| Concept UI |
M0005027 |
| Scope note | A heterogeneous group of disorders, some hereditary, others acquired, characterized by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides. |
| Preferred term | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| Entry term(s) |
Connective Tissue Disease Disease, Connective Tissue Diseases, Connective Tissue |
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