Facial Hemiatrophy

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"Facial Hemiatrophy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D005150
MeSH Number(s)	C07.465.284 C10.292.300.375
Concept/Terms	Facial Hemiatrophy Facial Hemiatrophy Facial Hemiatrophies Hemiatrophies, Facial Hemiatrophy, Facial Hemifacial Atrophy Atrophies, Hemifacial Atrophy, Hemifacial Hemifacial Atrophies Hemifacial Atrophy, Progressive Parry-Romberg Disease Disease, Parry-Romberg Parry Romberg Disease Romberg's Disease Disease, Romberg's Rombergs Disease Progressive Facial Hemiatrophy Facial Hemiatrophies, Progressive Facial Hemiatrophy, Progressive Hemiatrophies, Progressive Facial Hemiatrophy, Progressive Facial Progressive Facial Hemiatrophies Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy Atrophies, Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy, Progressive Hemifacial Progressive Hemifacial Atrophies Romberg Disease Disease, Romberg Romberg Hemi-Facial Atrophy Atrophy, Romberg Hemi-Facial Hemi-Facial Atrophy, Romberg Romberg Hemi Facial Atrophy Facial Hemiatrophy of Romberg Romberg Facial Hemiatrophy Parry-Romberg Syndrome Parry Romberg Syndrome Syndrome, Parry-Romberg

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Facial Hemiatrophy".

Diseases [C]
Stomatognathic Diseases [C07]
Mouth Diseases [C07.465]
Facial Hemiatrophy [C07.465.284]
Nervous System Diseases [C10]
Cranial Nerve Diseases [C10.292]
Facial Nerve Diseases [C10.292.300]
Facial Hemiatrophy [C10.292.300.375]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Facial Hemiatrophy".

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