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Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma
Tree Number(s)
C15.604.515.292.507
C17.300.200.495.772
C17.800.550.772
C18.452.584.750.487
C23.550.382.984
Unique ID
D058252
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058252
Scope Note
A cutaneous necrobiotic disorder characterized by firm, yellow plaques or nodules, often in a periorbital distribution. It is often accompanied by an elevated ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; LEUKOPENIA; and MONOCLONAL GAMMOPATHY (IgG-kappa type) and systemic involvement.
Previous Indexing
Granuloma (1981-2010)
Necrobiotic Disorders (1993-2010)
Xanthomatosis (1980-2010)
Public MeSH Note
2011
History Note
2011
Date Established
2011/01/01
Date of Entry
2010/06/25
Revision Date
2011/01/01
Necrobiotic Xanthogranuloma Preferred
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