 Rare Diseases
"Rare Diseases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A large group of diseases which are characterized by a low prevalence in the population. They frequently are associated with problems in diagnosis and treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D035583
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.906
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| Concept/Terms |
Rare Diseases- Rare Diseases
- Disease, Rare
- Diseases, Rare
- Rare Disease
Orphan Diseases- Orphan Diseases
- Disease, Orphan
- Diseases, Orphan
- Orphan Disease
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2012 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2015 | 0 | 4 | 4 | | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rare Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Marecki H, Simons JP, Schanzer A, Arous EJ, Robichaud D, Messina LM. Repeat presentation for middle aortic syndrome 18 years after original repair. J Vasc Surg. 2017 12; 66(6):1876-1877.
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Saeed H, Buxey K, Fitzgerald M. Caval wall injury secondary to inferior vena cava filter removal: a rare complication. ANZ J Surg. 2018 Mar; 88(3):240-242.
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Cho WC, Wagner B, Gulosh M, Elaba Z. Syringoid Eccrine Carcinoma of the Foot: Report of a Rare Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasm. Int J Surg Pathol. 2017 Oct; 25(7):659-664.
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Flis DW, Shah AT, Tracy JC, Heilman CB, O'Leary MA. Metastatic breast carcinoma of the jugular foramen: a rare case of Villaret syndrome. Head Neck. 2015 Nov; 37(11):E146-9.
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Shih JA, Shih JA. Small steps for idiopathic giant cell myocarditis. Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2015 Jun; 12(3):263-8.
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Bedayat A, Mirzabeigi M, Yu H, Hultman R, MacMaster S. Breast: Sezary Syndrome: A Unique Presentation. Breast J. 2015 Jul-Aug; 21(4):423-7.
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Song JW, Ersahin D, Much MA, Thomson JG, Smitaman E. An exceptional case of xanthomatous infiltration of the musculoskeletal and integumentary systems. Skeletal Radiol. 2015 Aug; 44(8):1181-7.
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Wang JP, Rancy SK, DiCarlo EF, Wolfe SW. Recurrent pigmented villonodular synovitis and multifocal giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath: case report. J Hand Surg Am. 2015 Mar; 40(3):537-41.
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Tracy JC, Klement GL, Scott AR. Interdisciplinary management of congenital infiltrating lipomatosis. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Dec; 77(12):2071-4.
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Blankenship DW, Zech L, Mirzabeigi M, Venna S. Verruciform xanthoma of the upper-extremity in the absence of chronic skin disease or syndrome: a case report and review of the literature. J Cutan Pathol. 2013 Aug; 40(8):745-52.
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