Skin Abscess - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Skin Abscess;

NCIt synonyms : Subcutaneous Abscess;

NCIt definition : An abscess that develops in the skin and subcutaneous tissues. Causes include folliculitis, furuncle, skin injury, and bacterial infections. Signs and symptoms include the presence of a swollen, tender, and erythematous nodular lesion in the skin associated with fever and chills.;

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Origin ID

C99093;

UMLS CUI

C0149777;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cutaneous abscess [HPO term]
- Subcutaneous abscess [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- boil/carbuncle [ICPC-2 Rubric]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Abscess of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Abscesses of skin [MedDRA LLT]
- Recurrent cutaneous abscess formation [HPO term]
- SKIN & SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE ABSCES [WHO-ART Included Term]
- Skin & subcutaneous tissue abscess [MedDRA LLT]
- Skin and subcutaneous tissue abscess NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- abscess of skin and subcutaneous tissue, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Integumentary System [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Pathologic Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Abscess of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Abscesses of skin [MedDRA LLT]
- Cutaneous abscess [HPO term]
- SKIN & SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE ABSCES [WHO-ART Included Term]
- Skin & subcutaneous tissue abscess [MedDRA LLT]
- Skin and subcutaneous tissue abscess NOS [MedDRA LLT]
- abscess of skin and subcutaneous tissue, nos [SNOMED Notion]
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- Cutaneous Involvement [NCIt concept]
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- Skin [NCIt concept]

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