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Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Telangiectasis > CREST Syndrome
Stomatognathic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Deglutition Disorders > Esophageal Motility Disorders > CREST Syndrome
Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases > Pharyngeal Diseases > Deglutition Disorders > Esophageal Motility Disorders > CREST Syndrome
... > Digestive System Diseases > Gastrointestinal Diseases > Esophageal Diseases > Deglutition Disorders > Esophageal Motility Disorders > CREST Syndrome
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases > Metabolic Diseases > Calcium Metabolism Disorders > Calcinosis > CREST Syndrome
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Scleroderma, Systemic > Scleroderma, Limited > CREST Syndrome
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Connective Tissue Diseases > Scleroderma, Systemic > Scleroderma, Limited > CREST Syndrome
Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Peripheral Vascular Diseases > Raynaud Disease > CREST Syndrome
... > Cardiovascular Diseases > Vascular Diseases > Embolism and Thrombosis > Thrombosis > Livedoid Vasculopathy > Raynaud Disease > CREST Syndrome
... > Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Vascular > Livedoid Vasculopathy > Raynaud Disease > CREST Syndrome

Preferred term

CREST Syndrome  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

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

Note

  • CREST syndrome: an acronym for Calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, Esophageal dysfunction, Sclerodactyly, Telangiectasis

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 1994

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D017675

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