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Descriptor English: Myelitis
Descriptor Spanish: Mielitis
Descriptor mielitis
Entry term(s) inflamación de la médula espinal
mielitis infecciosa
mielitis necrosante subaguda
mielopatía inflamatoria
Scope note: Inflamación de la médula espinal. Entre las etiologías más comunes se encuentran las infecciones; las ENFERMEDADES AUTOINMUNES de la médula, e isquemia (ver también ENFERMEDADES VASCULARES DE LA MÉDULA ESPINAL). Las manifestaciones clínicas incluyen generalmente debilidad muscular, pérdida sensorial, dolor localizado, incontinencia y otros signos de disfunción autonómica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mielite
Descriptor French: Myélite
Entry term(s): Infectious Myelitis
Inflammation, Spinal Cord
Inflammations, Spinal Cord
Inflammatory Myelopathies
Inflammatory Myelopathy
Myelitides
Myelitides, Subacute Necrotizing
Myelitis, Infectious
Myelitis, Subacute Necrotizing
Myelopathies, Inflammatory
Myelopathy, Inflammatory
Necrotizing Myelitides, Subacute
Necrotizing Myelitis, Subacute
Spinal Cord Inflammation
Spinal Cord Inflammations
Subacute Necrotizing Myelitides
Subacute Necrotizing Myelitis
Tree number(s): C01.207.618
C10.228.228.618
C10.228.854.525
C10.586.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009187
Scope note: Inflammation of the spinal cord. Relatively common etiologies include infections; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; SPINAL CORD; and ischemia (see also SPINAL CORD VASCULAR DISEASES). Clinical features generally include weakness, sensory loss, localized pain, incontinence, and other signs of autonomic dysfunction.
Annotation: do not confuse with inflammation of the bone marrow ( = OSTEOMYELITIS); SMON (subacute-myelo-optico-neuropathy) is indexed here + OPTIC NEURITIS + SYNDROME; coordinate IM with specific cause (IM) if pertinent
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: 9379
Unique ID: D009187
NLM Classification: WL 402
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/18
Myelitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0014321
Scope note Inflammation of the spinal cord. Relatively common etiologies include infections; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; SPINAL CORD; and ischemia (see also SPINAL CORD VASCULAR DISEASES). Clinical features generally include weakness, sensory loss, localized pain, incontinence, and other signs of autonomic dysfunction.
Preferred term Myelitis
Entry term(s) Inflammation, Spinal Cord
Inflammations, Spinal Cord
Inflammatory Myelopathies
Inflammatory Myelopathy
Myelitides
Myelopathies, Inflammatory
Myelopathy, Inflammatory
Spinal Cord Inflammation
Spinal Cord Inflammations
Subacute Necrotizing Myelitis - Narrower
Concept UI M0335750
Preferred term Subacute Necrotizing Myelitis
Entry term(s) Myelitides, Subacute Necrotizing
Myelitis, Subacute Necrotizing
Necrotizing Myelitides, Subacute
Necrotizing Myelitis, Subacute
Subacute Necrotizing Myelitides
Infectious Myelitis - Narrower
Concept UI M0335749
Preferred term Infectious Myelitis
Entry term(s) Myelitis, Infectious



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