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Descriptor English: Alum Compounds
Descriptor Spanish: Compuestos de Alumbre
Descriptor compuestos de alumbre
Scope note: Compuestos de aluminio y otro metal utilizados médicamente como astringentes y para muchos fines industriales. Se utilizan en veterinaria para el tratamiento de la estomatitis ulcerosa, leucorrea, conjuntivitis, faringitis, metritis y heridas leves.
Descriptor Portuguese: Compostos de Alúmen
Descriptor French: Alun
Entry term(s): Compounds, Alum
Tree number(s): D01.056.025
D01.875.800.800.850.025
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000534
Scope note: Aluminum metal sulfate compounds used medically as astringents and for many industrial purposes. They are used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of ulcerative stomatitis, leukorrhea, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, metritis, and minor wounds.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Previous Indexing: Aluminum (1973-1974)
Sulfates (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under ALUMINUM 1975-90; ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE & ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE were see ALUM COMPOUNDS 1975-93
Online Note: use ALUM COMPOUNDS to search ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE & ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE 1975-93
History Note: 91(75); was see under ALUMINUM 1975-90; ALUMINUM AMMONIUM SULFATE & ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE were see ALUM COMPOUNDS 1975-93
Entry Version: ALUM CPDS
DeCS ID: 534
Unique ID: D000534
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 1993/06/04
Alum Compounds - Preferred
Concept UI M0000823
Scope note Aluminum metal sulfate compounds used medically as astringents and for many industrial purposes. They are used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of ulcerative stomatitis, leukorrhea, conjunctivitis, pharyngitis, metritis, and minor wounds.
Preferred term Alum Compounds
Entry term(s) Compounds, Alum



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