Chronic (medical)
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In [[medicine]], a '''chronic disease''' is a [[disease]] that is long-lasting or recurrent. The term ''chronic'' describes the [[Course (medicine)|course]] of the disease, or its rate of onset and development. A chronic [[course (medicine)|course]] is distinguished from a [[Recurrence relation|recurrent]] course; recurrent diseases [[relapse]] repeatedly, with periods of [[Remission (medicine)|remission]] in between. As an adjective, ''chronic'' can refer to a persistent and lasting medical condition. ''Chronicity'' is usually applied to a condition that lasts more than three months.
The definition of a disease or causative condition may depend on the disease being chronic, and the term chronic will often, but not always appear in the description:
* [[Chronic fatigue syndrome]]
* Chronic osteoarticular diseases: [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[osteoarthritis]]
* Chronic respiratory diseases: [[chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]], [[asthma]]
* [[Chronic renal failure]]
* [[Diabetes mellitus]]
* [[Chronic Hepatitis]]
* Autoimmune diseases, like [[lupus erythematosus]]
* [[Cardiovascular diseases]]: [[heart failure]], [[ischemic cardiopathy]], [[cerebrovascular disease]]
* [[Neoplasic diseases]] not amenable to be cured
* [[Osteoporosis]]
Many chronic diseases require [[chronic care management]] for effective long-term treatment.
== See also ==
* [[Acute (medicine)]]
* [[Homeopathic_materia_medica#Miasms_and_disease|Homeopathic theory of chronic diseases]]
* [[Chronic pain]]
* [[Course (medicine)]]
* [[Disease management (health)]]
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