Descriptor English: | Nails, Ingrown | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Uñas Encarnadas
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Unhas Encravadas | ||||||
Descriptor French: | Ongle incarné | ||||||
Entry term(s): |
Ingrown Nail Ingrown Nails Nail, Ingrown Onychocryptoses Onychocryptosis |
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Tree number(s): |
C17.800.529.406 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009263 | ||||||
Scope note: | Excessive lateral nail growth into the nail fold. Because the lateral margin of the nail acts as a foreign body, inflammation and granulation may result. It is caused by improperly fitting shoes and by improper trimming of the nail. |
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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 |
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DeCS ID: | 9454 | ||||||
Unique ID: | D009263 | ||||||
NLM Classification: | WR 475 | ||||||
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 | ||||||
Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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Nails, Ingrown
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0014430 |
Scope note | Excessive lateral nail growth into the nail fold. Because the lateral margin of the nail acts as a foreign body, inflammation and granulation may result. It is caused by improperly fitting shoes and by improper trimming of the nail. |
Preferred term | Nails, Ingrown |
Entry term(s) |
Ingrown Nail Ingrown Nails Nail, Ingrown Onychocryptoses Onychocryptosis |
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