National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Skin Infection

Synonyms

Skin Infection

Skin infection

Definitions

An inflammatory process affecting the skin, caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi. Examples of bacterial infection include carbuncles, furuncles, impetigo, erysipelas, and abscesses. Examples of viral infection include shingles, warts, molluscum contagiosum, and pityriasis rosea. Examples of parasitic infection include scabies and lice. Examples of fungal infection include athlete's foot, yeast infection, and ringworm.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35025

ALT_DEFINITION

A disorder characterized by an infectious process involving the skin.

An inflammatory process affecting the skin, caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi.

code

C35025

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C62596

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C54450

Contributing_Source

FDA

DEFINITION

An inflammatory process affecting the skin, caused by bacteria, viruses, parasites, or fungi. Examples of bacterial infection include carbuncles, furuncles, impetigo, erysipelas, and abscesses. Examples of viral infection include shingles, warts, molluscum contagiosum, and pityriasis rosea. Examples of parasitic infection include scabies and lice. Examples of fungal infection include athlete's foot, yeast infection, and ringworm.

FULL_SYN

Skin Infection

Skin infection

label

Skin Infection

Legacy Concept Name

Skin_Infection

Preferred_Name

Skin Infection

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C35025

Semantic_Type

Disease or Syndrome

UMLS_CUI

C0037278

xRef

IMDRF:E1719

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C27555

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C27583

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