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Descriptor English: Pythiosis
Descriptor Spanish: Pitiosis
Descriptor pitiosis
Entry term(s) infección por Pythium insidiosum
pitiosis insidiosa
Scope note: Enfermedad granulomatosa causada por el microorganismo acuático PYTHIUM insidiosum, que afecta principalmente a los caballos, ganado vacuno, perros, gatos, peces y con poca frecuencia al hombre. Existen tres formas de la enfermedad: ocular, cutánea y arterial.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pitiose
Descriptor French: Pythiose
Entry term(s): Infection, Pythium insidiosum
Pythioses
Pythiosis Insidiosi
Pythium insidiosum Infection
Pythium insidiosum Infections
Tree number(s): C01.610.701.844
C22.761
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058968
Scope note: A granulomatous disease caused by the aquatic organism PYTHIUM insidiosum and occurring primarily in horses, cattle, dogs, cats, fishes, and rarely in humans. It is classified into three forms: ocular, cutaneous, and arterial.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
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
TM transmission
UR urine
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53937
Unique ID: D058968
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Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Pythiosis - Preferred
Concept UI M0545554
Scope note A granulomatous disease caused by the aquatic organism PYTHIUM insidiosum and occurring primarily in horses, cattle, dogs, cats, fishes, and rarely in humans. It is classified into three forms: ocular, cutaneous, and arterial.
Preferred term Pythiosis
Entry term(s) Infection, Pythium insidiosum
Pythioses
Pythiosis Insidiosi
Pythium insidiosum Infection
Pythium insidiosum Infections



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