MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Ecthyma, Contagious
Tree Number(s): C01.925.256.743.193; C22.836.259
Unique ID: D004474
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004474
Annotation: caused by a poxvirus; usually animal; check tag ANIMALS; don't forget also SHEEP (NIM) but do not index under SHEEP DISEASES
Scope Note: An infectious dermatitis of sheep and goats, affecting primarily the muzzle and lips. It is caused by a poxvirus and may be transmitted to man.
Entry Term(s): Contagious Pustular Dermatitis; Dermatitis, Contagious Pustular; Orf Virus Infection
NLM Classification #: WC 584
Previous Indexing: Ecthyma (1966-1969); Poxvirus Infections (1966-1969); Sheep Diseases (1966-1969)
Public MeSH Note: 70; was ECTHYMA CONTAGIOSUM see under POXVIRUS INFECTIONS 1963-69
Online Note: search POXVIRUS INFECTIONS 1966-69
History Note: 70; was ECTHYMA CONTAGIOSUM see under POXVIRUS INFECTIONS 1963-69
Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2019/06/17

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0007030
Scope Note: An infectious dermatitis of sheep and goats, affecting primarily the muzzle and lips. It is caused by a poxvirus and may be transmitted to man.
Terms: Ecthyma, Contagious Preferred Term
Term UI T013659
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1970); Dermatitis, Contagious Pustular
Term UI T013658
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Orf Virus Infection
Term UI T000909094
Date10/07/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2018); Contagious Pustular Dermatitis
Term UI T013657
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX)

Ecthyma, Contagious MeSH Descriptor Data 2024