loading...| Preferred Name |
Temporal Arteritis |
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| Synonyms |
Giant Cell Arteritis Temporal Arteritis |
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| Definitions |
An autoimmune, systemic, giant cell granulomatous arteritis predominantly involving the arteries that supply blood to the central nervous system, head and eyes. Superficial arteries of the scalp that are involved tend to be enlarged and tender. Signs and symptoms include headaches, myalgias, visual disturbances, and skin necrosis. |
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| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C35065 |
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| code |
C35065 |
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| Concept_In_Subset | ||
| Contributing_Source |
Cellosaurus |
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| DEFINITION |
An autoimmune, systemic, giant cell granulomatous arteritis predominantly involving the arteries that supply blood to the central nervous system, head and eyes. Superficial arteries of the scalp that are involved tend to be enlarged and tender. Signs and symptoms include headaches, myalgias, visual disturbances, and skin necrosis. |
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| FULL_SYN |
Giant Cell Arteritis Temporal Arteritis |
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| label |
Temporal Arteritis |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Temporal_Arteritis |
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| Preferred_Name |
Temporal Arteritis |
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C35065 |
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| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
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| UMLS_CUI |
C1956391 |
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| subClassOf |