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Descriptor English: Alopecia Areata
Descriptor Spanish: Alopecia Areata
Descriptor alopecia areata
Scope note: Pérdida del pelo del cuero cabelludo y del cuerpo con áreas inflamatorias parcheadas microscópicamente.
Descriptor Portuguese: Alopecia em Áreas
Descriptor French: Pelade
Entry term(s): Alopecia Circumscripta
Tree number(s): C17.800.329.937.122.147
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000506
Scope note: Loss of scalp and body hair involving microscopically inflammatory patchy 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
DeCS ID: 509
Unique ID: D000506
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24
Alopecia Areata - Preferred
Concept UI M0000760
Scope note Loss of scalp and body hair involving microscopically inflammatory patchy areas.
Preferred term Alopecia Areata
Entry term(s) Alopecia Circumscripta



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