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Descriptor English: Laryngomalacia
Descriptor Spanish: Laringomalacia
Descriptor laringomalacia
Entry term(s) condromalacia laríngea
Scope note: Afección congénita o adquirida de subdesarrollo o degeneración del CARTÍLAGO de la LARINGE. Resulta en una pared laríngea flácida que dificulta el mantenimiento de la permeabilidad de su luz.
Descriptor Portuguese: Laringomalácia
Descriptor French: Laryngomalacie
Entry term(s): Chondromalacia of Larynx
Laryngomalacias
Larynx Chondromalacia
Larynx Chondromalacias
Tree number(s): C05.182.310
C08.360.563
C09.400.563
C16.131.621.568
C17.300.182.310
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055092
Scope note: A congenital or acquired condition of underdeveloped or degeneration of CARTILAGE in the LARYNX. This results in a floppy laryngeal wall making patency difficult to maintain.
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: Laryngeal Diseases (1970-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 53069
Unique ID: D055092
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Laryngomalacia - Preferred
Concept UI M0513589
Scope note A congenital or acquired condition of underdeveloped or degeneration of CARTILAGE in the LARYNX. This results in a floppy laryngeal wall making patency difficult to maintain.
Preferred term Laryngomalacia
Entry term(s) Chondromalacia of Larynx
Laryngomalacias
Larynx Chondromalacia
Larynx Chondromalacias



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