List of MeSH codes (C20)
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The following is a list of the "C" codes for MeSH
Mesh
Mesh consists of semi-permeable barrier made of connected strands of metal, fiber, or other flexible/ductile material. Mesh is similar to web or net in that it has many attached or woven strands.-Types of mesh:...

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--- anemia, hemolytic, autoimmune

--- anti-glomerular basement membrane disease

--- arthritis, rheumatoid

--- arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid --- felty's syndrome
Felty's syndrome
Felty's syndrome, also called Felty syndrome, is characterized by the combination of rheumatoid arthritis, splenomegaly and neutropenia.-Symptoms:The symptoms of Felty's syndrome are similar to those of rheumatoid arthritis....

 --- sjogren's syndrome
Sjögren's syndrome
Sjögren's syndrome , also known as "Mikulicz disease" and "Sicca syndrome", is a systemic autoimmune disease in which immune cells attack and destroy the exocrine glands that produce tears and saliva....

 --- spondylitis, ankylosing --- still's disease, adult-onset

--- autoimmune diseases of the nervous system

--- demyelinating autoimmune diseases, cns --- diffuse cerebral sclerosis of schilder --- encephalomyelitis, acute disseminated --- leukoencephalitis, acute hemorrhagic --- multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...

 --- multiple sclerosis, chronic progressive --- multiple sclerosis, relapsing-remitting --- neuromyelitis optica --- myelitis, transverse --- neuromyelitis optica --- neuromyelitis optica --- lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder that is characterised by muscle weakness of the limbs...

 --- leukoencephalitis, acute hemorrhagic --- myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis is an autoimmune neuromuscular disease leading to fluctuating muscle weakness and fatiguability...

 --- myasthenia gravis, autoimmune, experimental --- myasthenia gravis, neonatal --- nervous system autoimmune disease, experimental --- encephalomyelitis, autoimmune, experimental --- myasthenia gravis, autoimmune, experimental --- neuritis, autoimmune, experimental --- polyradiculoneuropathy
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Polyradiculoneuropathy describes a condition in which polyneuropathy and polyradiculopathy occur together. An example is Guillain-Barré syndrome....

 --- guillain-barre syndrome
Guillain-Barré syndrome
Guillain–Barré syndrome , sometimes called Landry's paralysis, is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy , a disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system. Ascending paralysis, weakness beginning in the feet and hands and migrating towards the trunk, is the most typical symptom...

 --- miller fisher syndrome --- hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathies --- dysautonomia, familial --- polyradiculoneuropathy, chronic inflammatory demyelinating --- stiff-person syndrome --- uveomeningoencephalitic syndrome --- vasculitis, central nervous system --- lupus vasculitis, central nervous system --- temporal arteritis
Temporal arteritis
Giant-cell arteritis or Horton disease is an inflammatory disease of blood vessels most commonly involving large and medium arteries of the head...


--- glomerulonephritis, membranous

--- graves disease

--- graves ophthalmopathy

--- lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome
Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome
Lambert–Eaton myasthenic syndrome is a rare autoimmune disorder that is characterised by muscle weakness of the limbs...

--- lupus erythematosus, systemic

--- lupus nephritis
Lupus nephritis
Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidney caused by systemic lupus erythematosus , a disease of the immune system. Apart from the kidneys, SLE can also damage the skin, joints, nervous system and virtually any organ or system in the body....

 --- lupus vasculitis, central nervous system

--- polyendocrinopathies, autoimmune

--- purpura, thrombocytopenic, idiopathic

--- erythroblastosis, fetal

--- hydrops fetalis
Hydrops fetalis
Hydrops fetalis is a condition in the fetus characterized by an accumulation of fluid, or edema, in at least two fetal compartments. By comparison, hydrops allantois or hydrops amnion are an accumulation of excessive fluid in the allantoic or amniotic space respectively.-Presentation:Locations can...

 --- kernicterus
Kernicterus
Kernicterus is damage to the brain centers of infants caused by increased levels of unconjugated bilirubin. This may be due to several underlying pathologic processes. Newborn babies are often polycythemic. When they break down the erythrocytes, one of the byproducts is bilirubin, which circulates...


--- glomerulonephritis, membranoproliferative

--- drug hypersensitivity

--- drug eruptions --- epidermal necrolysis, toxic --- erythema nodosum
Erythema nodosum
Erythema nodosum is an inflammation of the fat cells under the skin characterized by tender red nodules or lumps that are usually seen on both shins...

 --- serum sickness
Serum sickness
Serum sickness in humans is a reaction to proteins in antiserum derived from an non-human animal source. It is a type of hypersensitivity, specifically immune complex hypersensitivity . The term serum sickness–like reaction is occasionally used to refer to similar illnesses that arise from the...


--- environmental illness

--- multiple chemical sensitivity
Multiple chemical sensitivity
Multiple chemical sensitivity is a chronic medical condition characterized by symptoms the affected person attributes to exposure to low levels of chemicals. Commonly suspected substances include smoke, pesticides, plastics, synthetic fabrics, scented products, petroleum products and paints...

 --- sick building syndrome
Sick building syndrome
Sick building syndrome is a combination of ailments associated with an individual's place of work or residence. A 1984 World Health Organization report into the syndrome suggested up to 30% of new and remodeled buildings worldwide may be linked to symptoms of SBS...


--- hypersensitivity, delayed

--- dermatitis, allergic contact --- dermatitis, photoallergic --- dermatitis, toxicodendron
Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis
Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis is the medical name given to allergic rashes produced by the oil urushiol, which is contained in various plants, including the plants of the genus Toxicodendron , other plants in the family Anacardiaceae Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis (also called...


--- hypersensitivity, immediate

--- anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is defined as "a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death". It typically results in a number of symptoms including throat swelling, an itchy rash, and low blood pressure...

 --- conjunctivitis, allergic --- dermatitis, atopic --- food hypersensitivity --- egg hypersensitivity --- milk hypersensitivity --- nut hypersensitivity --- peanut hypersensitivity --- wheat hypersensitivity --- respiratory hypersensitivity --- alveolitis, extrinsic allergic --- bird fancier's lung
Bird fancier's lung
Bird fancier's lung is a type of hypersensitivity pneumonitis caused by bird droppings. The lungs become inflamed with granuloma formation.Bird Fancier's Lung , also called bird-breeder's lung and pigeon-breeder's lung, is a subset of Hypersensitivity pneumonitis...

 --- farmer's lung
Farmer's lung
Farmer's lung is a hypersensitivity pneumonitis induced by the inhalation of biologic dusts coming from hay dust or mould spores or other agricultural products. It results in a type III hypersensitivity inflammatory response and can progress to become a chronic condition which is considered...

 --- aspergillosis, allergic bronchopulmonary --- asthma
Asthma
Asthma is the common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath...

 --- asthma, exercise-induced --- status asthmaticus
Status asthmaticus
Status asthmaticus is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators and steroids. Symptoms include chest tightness, rapidly progressive dyspnea , dry cough, use of accessory muscles, labored breathing and extreme wheezing. It is a life-threatening...

 --- rhinitis, allergic, perennial --- rhinitis, allergic, seasonal --- urticaria
Urticaria
Urticaria is a kind of skin rash notable for pale red, raised, itchy bumps. Hives is frequently caused by allergic reactions; however, there are many non-allergic causes...

 --- angioneurotic edema

--- immune complex diseases

--- arthus reaction
Arthus reaction
In immunology, the Arthus reaction is a type of local type III hypersensitivity reaction. Type III hypersensitivity reactions are immune complex-mediated, and involve the deposition of antigen/antibody complexes mainly in the vascular walls, serosa , and glomeruli.-History:The Arthus reaction was...

 --- serum sickness
Serum sickness
Serum sickness in humans is a reaction to proteins in antiserum derived from an non-human animal source. It is a type of hypersensitivity, specifically immune complex hypersensitivity . The term serum sickness–like reaction is occasionally used to refer to similar illnesses that arise from the...

 --- vasculitis, hypersensitivity --- purpura, schoenlein-henoch --- vasculitis, allergic cutaneous

--- immunologic deficiency syndromes

--- common variable immunodeficiency
Common variable immunodeficiency
Common variable immunodeficiency is a group of approximately 150 primary immunodeficiencies , which have a common set of symptoms but which have different underlying causes.Common variable immunodeficiency is the most commonly encountered primary immunodeficiency.-Causes and types:CVID...

--- dysgammaglobulinemia
Dysgammaglobulinemia
Dysgammaglobulinemia is a type of immune disorder characterized by a reduction in some types of gamma globulins.It is distinguished from hypogammaglobulinemia, which is a reduction in all types of gamma globulins....

--- iga deficiency --- igg deficiency
IgG deficiency
IgG deficiency is a form of dysgammaglobulinemia where the proportional levels of IgG are reduced relative to other immunoglobulin....


--- hiv infections

--- acquired immunodeficiency syndrome --- aids arteritis, central nervous system --- aids-associated nephropathy --- aids dementia complex
AIDS dementia complex
AIDS dementia complex is a common neurological disorder associated with HIV infection and AIDS. It is a metabolic encephalopathy induced by HIV infection and fueled by immune activation of brain macrophages and microglia...

 --- aids-related complex
AIDS-related complex
AIDS-related complex, or ARC, was introduced after discovery of the HIV when the medical community became aware of the inherent difficulties associated with treating patients suffering from an advanced case of HIV which gave rise to the term Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...

 --- aids-related opportunistic infections --- hiv-associated lipodystrophy syndrome --- hiv enteropathy --- hiv seropositivity --- hiv wasting syndrome

--- deltaretrovirus infections

--- enzootic bovine leukosis --- htlv-i infections --- leukemia-lymphoma, t-cell, acute, htlv-i-associated --- htlv-ii infections --- leukemia, t-cell, htlv-ii-associated

--- leukocyte-adhesion deficiency syndrome

--- lymphopenia

--- t-lymphocytopenia, idiopathic cd4-positive

--- phagocyte bactericidal dysfunction
Phagocyte bactericidal dysfunction
Phagocyte bactericidal dysfunction refers to a class of medical conditions where phagocytes have a diminished ability to fight bacterial infection.Examples include:* Hyper-IgE syndrome* Chédiak-Higashi syndrome* Chronic granulomatous disease...

--- chediak-higashi syndrome
Chédiak-Higashi syndrome
Chédiak–Higashi syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder that arises from a microtubule polymerization defect which leads to a decrease in phagocytosis. The decrease in phagocytosis results in recurrent pyogenic infections, partial albinism and peripheral neuropathy...

 --- aleutian mink disease --- granulomatous disease, chronic --- job's syndrome

--- severe combined immunodeficiency
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Severe combined immunodeficiency , is a genetic disorder in which both "arms" of the adaptive immune system are impaired due to a defect in one of several possible genes. SCID is a severe form of heritable immunodeficiency...

--- hypergammaglobulinemia
Hypergammaglobulinemia
Hypergammaglobulinemia is a medical condition with elevated levels of gamma globulin.It is a type of immunoproliferative disorder.- Types :...

--- monoclonal gammopathies, benign

--- lymphoproliferative disorders
Lymphoproliferative disorders
Lymphoproliferative disorders refer to several conditions in which lymphocytes are produced in excessive quantities. They typically occur in patients who have compromised immune systems...

--- giant lymph node hyperplasia --- immunoblastic lymphadenopathy --- immunoproliferative small intestinal disease --- infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis
Infectious mononucleosis is an infectious, widespread viral...

 --- leukemia, hairy cell --- leukemia, lymphocytic --- leukemia, myeloid --- leukemia, nonlymphocytic, acute --- leukemia, myelocytic, acute --- leukemia, plasmacytic --- lymphangiomyoma --- lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis is a rare lung disease that results in a proliferation of disorderly smooth muscle growth throughout the lungs, in the bronchioles, alveolar septa, perivascular spaces, and lymphatics, resulting in the obstruction of small airways and lymphatics...

 --- lymphoma
Lymphoma
Lymphoma is a cancer in the lymphatic cells of the immune system. Typically, lymphomas present as a solid tumor of lymphoid cells. Treatment might involve chemotherapy and in some cases radiotherapy and/or bone marrow transplantation, and can be curable depending on the histology, type, and stage...

 --- hodgkin disease --- lymphoma, non-hodgkin --- lymphoma, b-cell --- burkitt lymphoma --- lymphoma, aids-related --- lymphoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue --- lymphoma, small-cell --- lymphoma, diffuse --- lymphoma, large-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, large-cell, immunoblastic --- lymphoma, lymphoblastic --- lymphoma, mixed-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, mantle-cell --- lymphoma, small lymphocytic --- lymphoma, small noncleaved-cell --- lymphoma, follicular --- lymphoma, large-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, mixed-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, high-grade --- lymphoma, large-cell, immunoblastic --- lymphoma, lymphoblastic --- lymphoma, small noncleaved-cell --- burkitt lymphoma --- lymphoma, intermediate-grade --- lymphoma, large-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, large-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, mixed-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, mantle-cell --- lymphoma, large-cell --- lymphoma, large-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, large-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, large-cell, immunoblastic --- lymphoma, large-cell, ki-1 --- lymphoma, lymphoblastic --- lymphoma, low-grade --- lymphoma, mixed-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue --- lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, small lymphocytic --- lymphoma, mixed-cell --- lymphoma, mixed-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, mixed-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, small-cell --- lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, mantle-cell --- lymphoma, small cleaved-cell, follicular --- lymphoma, small lymphocytic --- lymphoma, small noncleaved-cell --- lymphoma, t-cell --- lymphoma, lymphoblastic --- lymphoma, t-cell, cutaneous --- lymphoma, large-cell, ki-1 --- mycosis fungoides
Mycosis fungoides
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 --- sezary syndrome --- lymphoma, t-cell, peripheral --- lymphoma, undifferentiated --- lymphoma, large-cell, diffuse --- lymphoma, small noncleaved-cell --- burkitt lymphoma --- plasmacytoma
Plasmacytoma
Plasmacytoma refers to a malignant plasma cell tumor growing within soft tissue or within the skeleton. The skeletal forms usually have other occult tumors and frequently disseminate to multiple myeloma over the course of 5–10 years. The soft tissue forms most often occur in the upper respiratory...

 --- multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma , also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahler's disease , is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for the production of antibodies...

 --- reticuloendotheliosis --- mast-cell sarcoma
Mast-cell sarcoma
Mast cell sarcoma is an extremely aggressive form of sarcoma made up of neoplastic mast cells. A sarcoma is a tumor made of cells from connective tissue. Mast cell sarcoma is an extremely rare tumor. Only 3 cases are reported so far. Prognosis is extremely poor...

 --- marek disease --- sezary syndrome --- tumor lysis syndrome
Tumor lysis syndrome
In medicine , tumor lysis syndrome is a group of metabolic complications that can occur after treatment of cancer, usually lymphomas and leukemias, and sometimes even without treatment...


--- paraproteinemias

--- cryoglobulinemia
Cryoglobulinemia
Cryoglobulinemia is a medical condition in which the blood contains large amounts of cryoglobulins - proteins that become insoluble at reduced temperatures. Cryoglobulins typically precipitate at temperatures below normal body temperature and will dissolve again if the blood is heated...

 --- heavy chain disease
Heavy chain disease
Heavy chain disease is a form of paraproteinemia with a proliferation of cells producing immunoglobulin heavy chains.This disease is characterized by an excessive production of heavy chains that are short and truncated...

 --- immunoproliferative small intestinal disease --- monoclonal gammopathies, benign --- schnitzler syndrome
Schnitzler syndrome
Schnitzler syndrome is a rare disease characterised by chronic hives and periodic fever, bone pain and joint pain , weight loss, malaise, fatigue, swollen lymph glands and enlarged spleen and liver....

 --- multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma , also known as plasma cell myeloma or Kahler's disease , is a cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell normally responsible for the production of antibodies...

 --- poems syndrome
POEMS syndrome
POEMS syndrome is a rare medical syndrome. It is defined as the combination of a plasma-cell proliferative disorder , polyneuropathy, and effects on many other organ systems. It begins in middle age – the average age at onset is 50 – and affects up to twice as many men as women...

 --- waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
Waldenström macroglobulinemia
Waldenström's macroglobulinemia is cancer involving a subtype of white blood cells called lymphocytes. The main attributing antibody is Immunoglobulin M . WM is an "indolent lymphoma,"...


--- purpura, thrombocytopenic, idiopathic

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