| D008171 |
Lung Diseases |
Pathological processes involving any part of the LUNG. |
Pulmonary Diseases,Disease, Pulmonary,Diseases, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Disease,Disease, Lung,Diseases, Lung,Lung Disease |
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| D008180 |
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic |
A chronic, relapsing, inflammatory, and often febrile multisystemic disorder of connective tissue, characterized principally by involvement of the skin, joints, kidneys, and serosal membranes. It is of unknown etiology, but is thought to represent a failure of the regulatory mechanisms of the autoimmune system. The disease is marked by a wide range of system dysfunctions, an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and the formation of LE cells in the blood or bone marrow. |
Libman-Sacks Disease,Lupus Erythematosus Disseminatus,Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,Disease, Libman-Sacks,Libman Sacks Disease |
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| D010336 |
Pathology |
A specialty concerned with the nature and cause of disease as expressed by changes in cellular or tissue structure and function caused by the disease process. |
Pathologies |
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| D010488 |
Polyarteritis Nodosa |
A form of necrotizing non-granulomatous inflammation occurring primarily in medium-sized ARTERIES, often with microaneurysms. It is characterized by muscle, joint, and abdominal pain resulting from arterial infarction and scarring in affected organs. Polyarteritis nodosa with lung involvement is called CHURG-STRAUSS SYNDROME. |
Essential Polyarteritis,Necrotizing Arteritis,Periarteritis Nodosa,Arteritides, Necrotizing,Arteritis, Necrotizing,Essential Polyarteritides,Necrotizing Arteritides,Polyarteritides, Essential,Polyarteritis, Essential |
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| D001803 |
Blood Transfusion |
The introduction of whole blood or blood component directly into the blood stream. (Dorland, 27th ed) |
Blood Transfusions,Transfusion, Blood,Transfusions, Blood |
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| D003095 |
Collagen Diseases |
Historically, a heterogeneous group of acute and chronic diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, progressive systemic sclerosis, dermatomyositis, etc. This classification was based on the notion that "collagen" was equivalent to "connective tissue", but with the present recognition of the different types of collagen and the aggregates derived from them as distinct entities, the term "collagen diseases" now pertains exclusively to those inherited conditions in which the primary defect is at the gene level and affects collagen biosynthesis, post-translational modification, or extracellular processing directly. (From Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 19th ed, p1494) |
Collagen Disease,Disease, Collagen,Diseases, Collagen |
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| D003238 |
Connective Tissue |
Tissue that supports and binds other tissues. It consists of CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS embedded in a large amount of EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX. |
Connective Tissues,Tissue, Connective,Tissues, Connective |
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| D003348 |
Cortisone |
A naturally occurring glucocorticoid that has been used in replacement therapy for ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY and as an anti-inflammatory agent. Cortisone itself is inactive; it is converted in the liver to the active metabolite HYDROCORTISONE. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p726) |
17-Hydroxy-3,11,20-trioxopregn-4-en-21-yl acetate,Adreson,Cortisone Acetate,Cortone Acetate |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D001168 |
Arthritis |
Acute or chronic inflammation of JOINTS. |
Oligoarthritis,Polyarthritis,Arthritides,Oligoarthritides,Polyarthritides |
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