Lentigo - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Lentigo;

NCIt synonyms : Lentiginosis;

NCIt definition : A flat, benign, pigmented spot on the skin caused by excessive deposition of melanin from an increased number of melanocytes in the cell layer directly above the basement membrane of the epidermis. Formation is usually related to sun exposure during youth, and the lesions do not typically progress to malignancy.;

Details

Origin ID

C3159;

UMLS CUI

C0023321;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Lentiginosis [PASCAL descriptor]
- Lentigo (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Other melanin hyperpigmentation [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Other melanin hyperpigmentation [ICD-10 Sub-category]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Integumentary System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Lentigines [OMIM Phenotype]
- Lentigines [MedDRA LLT]
- Lentiginosis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lentigo [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Lentigo (disorder) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- Lentigo (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- lentigo [Disease (Nov.)]
- lentigo [MeSH concept]
- lentigo [MeSH Descriptor]
- lentigo, nos [SNOMED Notion]
disease_has_finding
- Cutaneous Involvement [NCIt concept]
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- Skin [NCIt concept]

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