Thyroid Gland Abscess

Preferred Label : Thyroid Gland Abscess;

NCIt definition : A rare disorder characterized by the development of an abscess in the thyroid gland. It usually follows an upper respiratory tract, pharyngeal, or middle ear infection. It is usually caused by Staphylococcus or Streptococcus infection. It presents with fever, pain, and neck mass.;

Details

Origin ID

C27115;

UMLS CUI

C0342174;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Acute thyroiditis [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Acute thyroiditis [ICD-10 Sub-category]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Thyroid gland abscess [MedDRA Preferred Term]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Neck [NCIt concept]
- Thyroid Gland [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Abscess of thyroid (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Thyroid gland abscess [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- abscess of thyroid [SNOMED Notion]
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- Thyroid Gland Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Thyroid Gland [NCIt concept]

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