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Descriptor
English
:
Furunculosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Forunculosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Furunculose
Synonyms
English
:
Boils
Furuncle
Furuncles
Furunculoses
Tree Number:
C01.150.252.410.868.951.270
C01.150.252.819.770.270
C01.800.720.770.270
C17.800.838.765.770.270
C22.362.224
Definition
English
:
A persistent skin infection marked by the presence of furuncles, often chronic and recurrent. In
humans
, the causative agent is various species of
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
. In salmonid fish (SALMONIDS), the pathogen is
AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
consider also
CARBUNCLE
, also usually caused by Staph (but not malignant
carbuncle
which =
ANTHRAX
)
See Related
English
:
Carbuncle
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CL
classification
CO
complications
DI
diagnosis
DG
diagnostic imaging
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
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
TM
transmission
UR
urine
VI
virology
Record Number:
5804
Unique Identifier:
D005667
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS