Keshan disease
congestive cardiomyopathy caused by a combination of dietary deficiency of selenium and the presence of a mutated strain of Coxsackievirus
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Keshan disease
Summary
Keshan disease is a thoracic disease[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Keshan disease's instance of is recorded as thoracic disease[3].
- Keshan disease's instance of is recorded as class of disease[4].
- Keshan disease is a type of nutritional deficiency disease[5].
- Keshan disease is a type of selenium deficiency[6].
- Keshan disease is a type of nutritional cardiomyopathy[7].
- Keshan disease's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 269.3[8].
- Keshan disease's health specialty is recorded as endocrinology[9].
- Keshan disease's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0050083[10].
- Keshan disease's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:0050083[11].
- Keshan disease's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Medicine[12].
Why It Matters
Keshan disease has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]