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Descriptor English: Striae Distensae
Descriptor Spanish: Estrías de Distensión
Descriptor estrías por distensión
Scope note: Cicatrices dérmicas longitudinales acompañadas de atrofia epidérmica que afecta a la piel sometida a un estiramiento continuo. Por lo general no causan problemas médicos significativos, sólo problemas de tipo cosmético.
Descriptor Portuguese: Estrias de Distensão
Descriptor French: Vergetures
Entry term(s): Distensae, Striae
Mark, Stretch
Marks, Stretch
Stretch Mark
Stretch Marks
Tree number(s): C23.888.885.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057896
Scope note: Linear dermal scars accompanied by epidermal atrophy that affects skin that is subjected to continuous stretching. They usually do not cause any significant medical problems, only cosmetic problems.
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: Skin/pathology (1966-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 54015
Unique ID: D057896
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Striae Distensae - Preferred
Concept UI M0539673
Scope note Linear dermal scars accompanied by epidermal atrophy that affects skin that is subjected to continuous stretching. They usually do not cause any significant medical problems, only cosmetic problems.
Preferred term Striae Distensae
Entry term(s) Distensae, Striae
Mark, Stretch
Marks, Stretch
Stretch Mark
Stretch Marks



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