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Descriptor English: Fissure in Ano
Descriptor Spanish: Fisura Anal
Descriptor fisura anal
Entry term(s) fisura del ano
úlcera anal
Scope note: Desgarro lineal doloroso en el borde del ano. Se presenta como una grieta o hendidura en la mucosa del ano y es muy dolorosa y difícil de curar.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fissura Anal
Descriptor French: Fissure anale
Entry term(s): Anal Fissure
Anal Ulcer
Anal Ulcers
Fissure, Anal
Ulcer, Anal
Ulcers, Anal
Tree number(s): C06.405.469.860.101.430
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005401
Scope note: A painful linear tear at the margin of the anus. It appears as a crack or slit in the mucous membrane of the anus and is very painful and difficult to heal.
Annotation: do not confuse entry term ANAL FISSURE with ANAL FISTULA see RECTAL FISTULA
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: 5537
Unique ID: D005401
NLM Classification: WI 605
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/03/03
Fissure in Ano - Preferred
Concept UI M0008525
Scope note A painful linear tear at the margin of the anus. It appears as a crack or slit in the mucous membrane of the anus and is very painful and difficult to heal.
Preferred term Fissure in Ano
Entry term(s) Anal Fissure
Fissure, Anal
Anal Ulcer - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000675602
Preferred term Anal Ulcer
Entry term(s) Anal Ulcers
Ulcer, Anal
Ulcers, Anal



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