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Descriptor
English
:
Furunculosis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Forunculosis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Furunculose
Synonyms
English
:
Boils
Tree Number:
C01.252.410.868.820.270
C01.252.825.770.270
C01.539.800.720.770.270
C17.800.838.765.770.270
C22.362.224
Definition
English
:
A persistent
skin
infection
marked by the presence of furuncles, often chronic and recurrent. In
humans
, the causative agent is various species of
STAPHYLOCOCCUS
. In salmonid fish (SALMONIDS), the pathogen is
AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
consider also
CARBUNCLE
, also usually caused by Staph (but not malignant
carbuncle
which = ANTHRAX)
See Related
English
:
Carbuncle
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemically induced
classification
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complications
diet therapy
diagnosis
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history
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mortality
nursing
pathology
prevention & control
physiopathology
parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
transmission
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
5804
Unique Identifier:
D005667
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