"Rare Diseases" 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.
A large group of diseases which are characterized by a low prevalence in the population. They frequently are associated with problems in diagnosis and treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D035583
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.291.906
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| Concept/Terms |
Rare Diseases- Rare Diseases
- Disease, Rare
- Diseases, Rare
- Rare Disease
Orphan Diseases- Orphan Diseases
- Disease, Orphan
- Diseases, Orphan
- Orphan Disease
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 33 | 26 | 59 |
| 2018 | 16 | 28 | 44 |
| 2019 | 9 | 13 | 22 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rare Diseases" by people in Profiles.
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Aortic thrombosis after DVT and PE in a young COVID-19 patient. Ann Vasc Surg. 2021 Nov; 77:79-82.
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The clinical spectrum of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Gaucher disease: Effect of both a pandemic and a rare disease that disrupts the immune system. Mol Genet Metab. 2022 02; 135(2):115-121.
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Hospital mortality in patients with rare diseases during pandemics: lessons learnt from the COVID-19 and SARS pandemics. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2021 08 12; 16(1):361.
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Chronic and rare disease patients' access to healthcare services during a health crisis: The example of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. Health Expect. 2021 10; 24(5):1812-1820.
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Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: A rare disease associated with BNT162b2 vaccine. J Thromb Haemost. 2021 09; 19(9):2314-2317.
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Evaluating the impact of COVID-19 on rare disease support groups. BMC Res Notes. 2021 May 06; 14(1):168.
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Caring for patients with rare diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. J Infect Dev Ctries. 2021 04 30; 15(4):450-462.
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Research and Management of Rare Diseases in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: Challenges and Countermeasures. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:640282.
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[Consensus of the Genetics Branch of the Chilean Society of Pediatrics on the prioritization of people with Down syndrome and rare diseases for vaccination against SARS-CoV-2]. Andes Pediatr. 2021 Apr; 92(2):309-315.
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Rare Endobronchial Polyps Due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2021 Apr 01; 28(2):e31-e33.