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Descriptor
English
:
Cellulitis
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Celulitis
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Celulite
Synonyms
English
:
Phlegmon
Tree Number:
C01.539.800.130
C01.539.830.200
C17.300.185
C23.550.470.756.200
Definition
English
:
An acute, diffuse, and suppurative
inflammation
of loose
connective tissue
, particularly the deep subcutaneous
tissues
, and sometimes muscle, which is most commonly seen as a result of
infection
of a wound,
ulcer
, or other
skin
lesions.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
"cellulite" in Amer or Eng lit is indexed under
OBESITY
(IM) +
ADIPOSE TISSUE
(IM), in French lit "cellulite" can be "cellulite" or
CELLULITIS
History Note
English
:
PHLEGMON was heading 1963-78
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2515
Unique Identifier:
D002481
Occurrence in VHL
:
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