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MeSH Heading: Facial Hemiatrophy
Tree Number(s): C07.465.284; C07.465.299.375; C10.292.319.375
Unique ID: D005150
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005150
Annotation: do not confuse with FACIAL ASYMMETRY; note HEMIFACIAL MICROSOMIA see FACIAL ASYMMETRY
Scope Note: A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive unilateral atrophy of facial subcutaneous fat, muscle tissue, skin, cartilage, and bone. The condition typically progresses over a period of 2-10 years and then stabilizes.
Entry Term(s): Facial Hemiatrophy of Romberg; Hemifacial Atrophy; Hemifacial Atrophy, Progressive; Parry-Romberg Disease; Parry-Romberg Syndrome; Progressive Facial Hemiatrophy; Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy; Romberg Disease; Romberg Hemi-Facial Atrophy; Romberg's Disease
Public MeSH Note: for ROMBERG DISEASE see ROMBERG'S DISEASE 1963-97
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/22

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Stomatognathic Diseases [C07]
- Mouth Diseases [C07.465]

Stomatognathic Diseases [C07]
- Mouth Diseases [C07.465]
  - Facial Nerve Diseases [C07.465.299]

Nervous System Diseases [C10]
- Cranial Nerve Diseases [C10.292]
  - Facial Nerve Diseases [C10.292.319]

Facial Hemiatrophy Preferred

Concept UI: M0008116
Scope Note: A syndrome characterized by slowly progressive unilateral atrophy of facial subcutaneous fat, muscle tissue, skin, cartilage, and bone. The condition typically progresses over a period of 2-10 years and then stabilizes.
Terms: Facial Hemiatrophy Preferred Term
Term UI T015736
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Romberg's Disease
Term UI T015737
Date02/14/1997
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Romberg Disease
Term UI T015738
Date03/30/1974
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hemifacial Atrophy
Term UI T370407
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Facial Hemiatrophy of Romberg
Term UI T370408
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Parry-Romberg Syndrome
Term UI T370409
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Parry-Romberg Disease
Term UI T370410
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Progressive Facial Hemiatrophy
Term UI T370411
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2000); Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy
Term UI T370412
Date11/03/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Romberg Hemi-Facial Atrophy
Term UI T769770
Date04/19/2010
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID; Hemifacial Atrophy, Progressive
Term UI T811526
Date11/15/2011
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID OMIM (2013)

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