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Descriptor English:   Fibromuscular Dysplasia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Displasia Fibromuscular 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Displasia Fibromuscular 
Synonyms English:   Arteries Fibromuscular Dysplasia
Arteries Fibromuscular Dysplasias
Dysplasia, Fibromuscular
Fibromuscular Dysplasia of Arteries
Fibromuscular Dysplasias  
Tree Number:   C14.907.137.372
Definition English:   An idiopathic, segmental, nonatheromatous disease of the musculature of arterial walls, leading to STENOSIS of small and medium-sized arteries. There is true proliferation of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS and fibrous tissue. Fibromuscular dysplasia lesions are smooth stenosis and occur most often in the renal and carotid arteries. They may also occur in other peripheral arteries of the extremity. 
Indexing Annotation English:   a disease of the musculature of arterial walls; do not confuse with the various MUSCULAR DISEASES in Category C5; coordinate IM with specific artery or pre-coordinated arterial disease (IM)
History Note English:   91(78); was see under ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES 1978-90 
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:   5488 
Unique Identifier:   D005352 

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