Search on:
GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS
Descriptors Found:
1
Displaying:
1 .. 1
1 / 1
DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
granulomatosis con poliangitis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Granulomatose com Poliangiite
Synonyms
English
:
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitides
Granulomatosis, Wegener
Granulomatosis, Wegener's
Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis with
Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis with
Wegener Granulomatosis
Wegener's Granulomatosis
with Polyangiitides, Granulomatosis
with Polyangiitis, Granulomatosis
Tree Number:
C08.381.483.950
C14.907.940.897.249.750
C20.111.193.875
Definition
English
:
A multisystemic
disease
of a complex
genetic background
. It is characterized by
inflammation
of the
blood vessels
(
VASCULITIS
) leading to damage in any number of organs. The common features include granulomatous
inflammation
of the RESPIRATORY TRACT and
KIDNEYS
. Most
patients
have measurable
autoantibodies
(ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC
ANTIBODIES
) against
MYELOBLASTIN.
See Related
English
:
Myeloblastin
Vasculitis, Central Nervous System
History Note
English
:
2015(1963)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
27929
Unique Identifier:
D014890
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS