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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Carbuncle
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ántrax
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Carbúnculo
Tree Number:
C01.252.410.868.820.270.200
C01.252.825.770.270.200
C01.539.800.720.770.270.200
C17.800.838.765.770.270.200
SP4.001.012.148.199
Definition
English
:
An
infection
of cutaneous and
subcutaneous tissue
that consists of a cluster of boils. Commonly, the causative agent is
STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
. Carbuncles produce fever,
leukocytosis
, extreme pain, and prostration.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
usually caused by Staph; malignant
carbuncle
=
ANTHRAX
See Related
English
:
Furunculosis
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
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
2311
Unique Identifier:
D002270
Occurrence in VHL
:
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