keloid - CISMeF

Preferred Label : keloid;

Definition : A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar resulting from formation of excessive amounts of collagen in the dermis during connective tissue repair. It is differentiated from a hypertrophic scar (cicatrix, hypertrophic) in that the former does not spread to surrounding tissues. [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0022548;

Details

Origin ID

RID3828;

UMLS CUI

C0022548;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cheloid [PASCAL descriptor]
- Keloid [ACR pathology]
- Keloid scar [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- scars [MedlinePlus Topic]
Semantic type(s)
- Acquired Abnormality [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- KELOID [WHO-ART Included Term]
- Keloid [NCIt concept]
- Keloid [MedDRA LLT]
- Keloid (morphologic abnormality) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Keloid scar [ICD-9 code]
- Keloid scar [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Keloid scar (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Keloids [HPO term]
- keloid [SNOMED Notion]
- keloid [MeSH Descriptor]
- keloid [MeSH concept]
- keloid scar of skin [SNOMED Notion]

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