retinitis pigmentosa
retinal degeneration characterized by the gradual deterioration of the photoreceptors or the retinal pigment epithelium of the retina leading to progressive sight loss
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Summary
retinitis pigmentosa is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It draws 10,130 Wikipedia views per month (designated intractable rare disease category, ranking #41 of 201).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3]
- Subclass of: retinal degeneration[4], disease[5]
- Commons category: Retinitis pigmentosa[6]
- Official website: https://rp-israel.org.il/[7]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/196[8]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C85045[9]
- Health specialty: ophthalmology[10]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: voretigene neparvovec[11]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_10584[12], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:10584[13], http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0000510[14], http://www.orpha.net/ORDO/Orphanet_791[15]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[16]
Why It Matters
retinitis pigmentosa has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]