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Thrombocythemia, Essential MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Thrombocythemia, Essential
Tree Number(s)
C15.378.100.832
C15.378.140.860.800
C15.378.190.636.860.800
C15.378.463.825
Unique ID
D013920
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013920
Scope Note
A clinical syndrome characterized by repeated spontaneous hemorrhages and a remarkable increase in the number of circulating platelets.
Entry Term(s)
Hemorrhagic Thrombocythemia
Primary Thrombocythemia
Thrombocythemia, Hemorrhagic
Thrombocythemia, Idiopathic
Thrombocythemia, Primary
Thrombocytosis, Autosomal Dominant
Thrombocytosis, Primary
Public MeSH Note
2009; see THROMBOCYTHEMIA, HEMORRHAGIC 1986-2008, see HEMORRHAGIC THROMBOCYTHEMIA 1967-1985
History Note
2009 (1963)
Date Established
1967/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Thrombocythemia, Essential Preferred
Thrombocytosis, Autosomal Dominant Narrower
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