Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jul 2004. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
Id | Description | Lang | Type | Status | Case? | Module |
192177014 | Chronic folliculitis | en | Synonym (core metadata concept) | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT core |
726667013 | Chronic folliculitis (disorder) | en | Fully specified name | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT core |
4767921000241116 | folliculite chronique | fr | Synonym (core metadata concept) | Active | Entire term case insensitive (core metadata concept) | SNOMED CT Switzerland NRC maintained Module |
Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
Chronic folliculitis of legs | Is a | True | Chronic folliculitis | Inferred relationship | Some | |
A rare skin disease characterised by non-infectious eosinophilic infiltration of the hair follicles. Patients present with chronically recurrent crops of itchy follicular papulo pustules with peripheral extension and central clearing. Small papules tend to enlarge and coalesce into large plaques. The lesions favour the face and trunk, although the extremities can also be involved. Laboratory analysis may show peripheral leucocytosis and eosinophilia, while, clinically, systemic involvement is not evident. | Is a | False | Chronic folliculitis | Inferred relationship | Some | |
Disseminate infundibulo-folliculitis | Is a | False | Chronic folliculitis | Inferred relationship | Some |
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