DeCS

Descriptor English:

Metabolic Diseases

Descriptor Spanish:

Enfermedades Metabólicas

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	enfermedades metabólicas
Entry term(s)	tesaurismosis
Scope note:	Término genérico para enfermedades causadas por un proceso metabólico anómalo. Pueden ser congénitas, debido a una anomalía enzimática heredada (ALTERACIONES CONGÉNITAS DEL METABOLISMO), o adquiridas, debido a una enfermedad de un órgano endócrino o a insuficiencia de un órgano metabolicamente importante, como el hígado. (Stedman, 26th ed)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Doenças Metabólicas

Descriptor French:

Maladies métaboliques

Entry term(s):

Maladies du métabolisme
Thésaurismose
Troubles du métabolisme

Tree number(s):

C18.452

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008659

Scope note:

Generic term for diseases caused by an abnormal metabolic process. It can be congenital due to inherited enzyme abnormality (METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS) or acquired due to disease of an endocrine organ or failure of a metabolically important organ such as the liver. (Stedman, 26th ed)

Annotation:

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; differentiate from DEFICIENCY DISEASES

Allowable Qualifiers:

BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CI induit chimiquement
CL classification
CO complications
DG imagerie diagnostique
DH diétothérapie
DI diagnostic
DT traitement médicamenteux
EC économie
EH ethnologie
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
EP épidémiologie
ET étiologie
GE génétique
HI histoire
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
MO mortalité
NU soins infirmiers
PA anatomopathologie
PC prévention et contrôle
PP physiopathologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
RH rééducation et réadaptation
RT radiothérapie
SU chirurgie
TH thérapie
UR urine
VE médecine vétérinaire
VI virologie

Entry Combination:

congenital:Metabolism, Inborn Errors

DeCS ID:

8836

Unique ID:

D008659

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

Click here to access the VHL documents

Date Established:

1966/01/01

Date of Entry:

1999/01/01