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... > Infections > Virus Diseases > Skin Diseases, Viral > Herpes Simplex > Keratitis, Herpetic > Keratitis, Dendritic
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... > Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Skin Diseases > Skin Diseases, Infectious > Skin Diseases, Viral > Herpes Simplex > Keratitis, Herpetic > Keratitis, Dendritic
... > Infections > Virus Diseases > DNA Virus Infections > Herpesviridae Infections > Herpes Simplex > Keratitis, Herpetic > Keratitis, Dendritic
Eye Diseases > Corneal Diseases > Keratitis > Keratitis, Herpetic > Keratitis, Dendritic
Infections > Virus Diseases > Eye Infections, Viral > Keratitis, Herpetic > Keratitis, Dendritic
Infections > Eye Infections > Eye Infections, Viral > Keratitis, Herpetic > Keratitis, Dendritic
Eye Diseases > Eye Infections > Eye Infections, Viral > Keratitis, Herpetic > Keratitis, Dendritic

Preferred term

Keratitis, Dendritic  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Furrow Keratitides
  • Furrow Keratitis
  • Keratitides, Furrow
  • Keratitis, Furrow

Note

  • a form of herpetic keratitis with dendritic (branching) ulcers

Scope note

  • A form of herpetic keratitis characterized by the formation of small vesicles which break down and coalesce to form recurring dendritic ulcers, characteristically irregular, linear, branching, and ending in knoblike extremities. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)

In other languages

  • dendriittinen keratiitti

    Finnish

  • dendriittikeratiitti
  • haarova sarveiskalvon tulehdus
  • haarova sarveiskalvotulehdus
  • keratitis dendritica
  • sarveiskalvon haarova pintatulehdus
  • silmäherpes
  • silmän herpes
  • Keratit, dendritisk

    Swedish

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007635

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