carbuncle - CISMeF

Preferred Label : carbuncle;

MeSH definition : An infection of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue that consists of a cluster of boils. Commonly, the causative agent is STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. Carbuncles produce fever, leukocytosis, extreme pain, and prostration.;

MeSH synonym : carbuncles;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Boil;

MeSH annotation : usually caused by Staph; malignant carbuncle ANTHRAX;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boil;

Details

Origin ID

D002270;

UMLS CUI

C0007078;

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- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Carbuncle [HPO term]
- Carbuncle of back (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Carbuncle of face (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Cutaneous anthrax [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- boil/carbuncle [ICPC-2 Rubric]
- carbuncle of face, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- carbuncle [MeSH concept]
See also
- furunculosis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]

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