peptic ulcer disease
ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract
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Summary
peptic ulcer disease is a class of disease[1]. It draws 4,426 Wikipedia views per month (class of disease category, ranking #260 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: gastrointestinal system disease[3], duodenal disease[4], disease[5], ulcer[6]
- Commons category: Peptic ulcers[7]
- Has part(s): gastric ulcer[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: D86[9]
- Afflicts: STOM[10], duodenum[11]
- Symptoms and signs: epigastric pain[12], heartburn[13], melena[14], hematemesis[15]
- Has cause: Helicobacter pylori infectious disease[16], non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug[17]
- Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Small Soviet Encyclopedia[20]
- ICD-9-CM: 533[21]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3318[22]
- Health specialty: gastroenterology[23]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: magaldrate[24], calcium carbonate[25], omeprazole[26], hyoscyamine[27], calcium gluceptate[28], pantoprazole[29], propanthelinium[30], glycopyrrolate[31], glycine[32], clidinium[33], magnesium hydroxide[34], dihydroxyaluminum sodium carbonate[35], aluminium carbonate[36], carbonate ion[37]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_750[38], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:750[39], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0004398[40]
Why It Matters
peptic ulcer disease has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 131 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]