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Descriptor English: Diphtheria
Descriptor Spanish: Difteria
Descriptor difteria
Entry term(s) infección por Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Scope note: Infección localizada de las mucosas o la piel, producida por cepas toxígenas de CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE. Se caracteriza por la presencia de una seudomembrana en el sitio de la infección. La TOXINA DIFTÉRICA, sintetizada por C. diphtheriae, puede producir miocarditis, polineuritis y otros efectos tóxicos sistémicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Difteria
Descriptor French: Diphtérie
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.410.040.246.388
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004165
Scope note: A localized infection of mucous membranes or skin caused by toxigenic strains of CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE. It is characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane at the site of infection. DIPHTHERIA TOXIN, produced by C. diphtheriae, can cause myocarditis, polyneuritis, and other systemic toxic effects.
Annotation: caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Allowable Qualifiers: BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CN congénital
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
TM transmission
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie
DeCS ID: 4222
Unique ID: D004165
NLM Classification: WC 320
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: 2017/02/24
Diphtérie - Preferred
Concept UI M0006520
Preferred term Diphtérie



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