Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis

Preferred Label : Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis;

NCIt related terms : BON;

NCIt definition : Necrosis of the mandible or maxilla in patients receiving intravenous or oral bisphosphonate therapy. It usually manifests with slow healing or failure to heal of a jaw bone following oral surgery. In a minority of cases, the necrosis appears spontaneously. Signs and symptoms include pain, swelling and infection of the affected area.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: The necrosis (death) of bone tissue caused by treatment with a bisphosphonate (a drug or substance used to treat osteoporosis, bone pain caused by some types of cancer, and high blood calcium). It commonly occurs in the jaw bones. There may be pain, swelling and infection in the areas of necrosis.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000601517; CDR0000601522;

Details

Origin ID

C94497;

UMLS CUI

C2986536;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Bisphosphonate-Associated osteonecrosis of the jaw [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Bisphosphonate-Associated osteonecrosis [MeSH concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Bone [NCIt concept]
- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
- Musculoskeletal System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Bisphosphonate-Associated osteonecrosis [MeSH concept]
disease_has_normal_tissue_origin
- Connective and Soft Tissue [NCIt concept]
disease_has_primary_anatomic_site
- Bone [NCIt concept]

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