"Catastrophic Illness" 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.
An acute or prolonged illness usually considered to be life-threatening or with the threat of serious residual disability. Treatment may be radical and is frequently costly.
| Descriptor ID |
D002388
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Catastrophic Illness- Catastrophic Illness
- Catastrophic Illnesses
- Illness, Catastrophic
- Illnesses, Catastrophic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Catastrophic Illness" by people in Profiles.
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Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome presenting as ischemic pancreatitis in systemic lupus erythematosus. JOP. 2009 Sep 04; 10(5):566-9.
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Remote right ventricular rupture after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a catastrophic complication of occult right ventricular infarction in a patient with a sternal infection. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2008 Apr; 22(2):270-2.
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Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome: a rare cause of disseminated microvascular thrombotic injury - a case report with pathological and molecular correlative studies. Pathol Int. 2005 Mar; 55(3):144-9.
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When the care giver needs care. Soc Work Health Care. 1999; 30(2):65-80.
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The emerging adult with arrhythmias after congenital heart disease: management and financial health care policy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1990 Aug; 13(8):951-4.