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Preferred term

CREST Syndrome  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A mild form of LIMITED SCLERODERMA, a multi-system disorder. Its features include symptoms of CALCINOSIS; RAYNAUD DISEASE; ESOPHAGEAL MOTILITY DISORDERS; sclerodactyly, and TELANGIECTASIS. When the defect in esophageal function is not prominent, it is known as CRST syndrome.

Entry terms

  • Calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, Esophageal dismobility, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasia Syndrome

In other languages

  • French

  • Calcinose sous-cutanée, syndrome de Raynaud, dysfonction de l'oesophage, sclérodactylie, télangiectasies

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-ZH8TXGWG-L

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