| Descriptor English: | Fasciitis, Necrotizing | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Fascitis Necrotizante
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Fasciite Necrosante | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Fasciite nécrosante | ||||
| Entry term(s): |
Fasciitides, Necrotizing Fascitides, Necrotizing Fascitis, Necrotizing Necrotizing Fasciitides Necrotizing Fasciitis Necrotizing Fascitides Necrotizing Fascitis |
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| Tree number(s): |
C05.321.550 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019115 | ||||
| Scope note: | A fulminating bacterial infection of the deep layers of the skin and FASCIA. It can be caused by many different organisms, with STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES being the most common. |
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| Annotation: | coordinate IM with specific bacterial infection term (IM), often Streptococcal infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes |
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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: |
Fascia (1969-1980) Fasciitis (1981-1995) Necrosis (1969-1995) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 96 |
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| History Note: | 96 |
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| DeCS ID: | 32750 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D019115 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1996/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1995/06/05 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
Fasciitis, Necrotizing
- Preferred
| Concept UI |
M0028525 |
| Scope note | A fulminating bacterial infection of the deep layers of the skin and FASCIA. It can be caused by many different organisms, with STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES being the most common. |
| Preferred term | Fasciitis, Necrotizing |
| Entry term(s) |
Fasciitides, Necrotizing Fascitides, Necrotizing Fascitis, Necrotizing Necrotizing Fasciitides Necrotizing Fasciitis Necrotizing Fascitides Necrotizing Fascitis |
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