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... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections > Neisseriaceae Infections > Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities > Infant, Newborn, Diseases > Ophthalmia Neonatorum
... > Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Bacterial Infections > Eye Infections, Bacterial > Conjunctivitis, Bacterial > Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Infections > Eye Infections > Eye Infections, Bacterial > Conjunctivitis, Bacterial > Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Eye Diseases > Eye Infections > Eye Infections, Bacterial > Conjunctivitis, Bacterial > Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Eye Diseases > Conjunctival Diseases > Conjunctivitis > Conjunctivitis, Bacterial > Ophthalmia Neonatorum

Preferred term

Ophthalmia Neonatorum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • bact conjunctivitis; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES

Scope note

  • Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal.

In other languages

  • vastasyntyneen silmätulehdus

    Finnish

  • conjunctivitis chlamydialis neonatalis
  • conjunctivitis neonatalis
  • dacryocystitis neonatalis
  • klamydian aiheuttama vastasyntyneen sidekalvotulehdus
  • ophthalmia neonatorum
  • ophthalmia neonatorum NAS
  • ophthalmia neonatorum UNS
  • ophthalmitis neonatorum
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön vastasyntyneen silmätulehdus
  • vastasyntyneen dakryokystiitti
  • vastasyntyneen klamydiakonjunktiviitti
  • vastasyntyneen klamydiasidekalvotulehdus
  • vastasyntyneen konjunktiviitti
  • vastasyntyneen kyynelpussitulehdus
  • vastasyntyneen sidekalvotulehdus
  • Ögoninflammation hos nyfödda

    Swedish

  • Ophthalmia neonatorum

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009878

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