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Descriptor English: Cryoglobulinemia
Descriptor Spanish: Crioglobulinemia
Descriptor crioglobulinemia
Scope note: Afección caracterizada por la presencia de cantidades anormales de CRIOGLOBULINAS en sangre. Expuestas al frio, estas proteínas anómalas precipitan en los capilares provocando una reducción del aporte sanguineo en las áreas expuestas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Crioglobulinemia
Descriptor French: Cryoglobulinémie
Entry term(s): Cryoglobulinemias
Tree number(s): C14.907.454.140
C15.378.147.780.243
C15.378.463.515.140
C17.800.862.201
C20.683.780.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003449
Scope note: A condition characterized by the presence of abnormal quantities of CRYOGLOBULINS in the blood. Upon cold exposure, these abnormal proteins precipitate into the microvasculature leading to restricted blood flow in the exposed areas.
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: Blood Protein Disorders (1966-1975)
Cryoglobulins (1966-1981)
Paraproteinemias (1976-1981)
Public MeSH Note: 85; was see under PARAPROTEINEMIAS 1982-84
History Note: 85(82); was see under PARAPROTEINEMIAS 1982-84
DeCS ID: 3466
Unique ID: D003449
NLM Classification: WH 400
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1981/05/19
Revision Date: 2010/06/25
Cryoglobulinemia - Preferred
Concept UI M0005376
Scope note A condition characterized by the presence of abnormal quantities of CRYOGLOBULINS in the blood. Upon cold exposure, these abnormal proteins precipitate into the microvasculature leading to restricted blood flow in the exposed areas.
Preferred term Cryoglobulinemia
Entry term(s) Cryoglobulinemias



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