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Eye Diseases > Corneal Diseases > Keratitis > Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Protozoan Infections > Amebiasis > Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Infections > Eye Infections > Eye Infections, Parasitic > Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Eye Diseases > Eye Infections > Eye Infections, Parasitic > Acanthamoeba Keratitis
Infections > Parasitic Diseases > Eye Infections, Parasitic > Acanthamoeba Keratitis

Preferred term

Acanthamoeba Keratitis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Acanthamoeba Keratitides
  • Keratitides, Acanthamoeba
  • Keratitis, Acanthamoeba

Note

  • note category: a corneal dis: do not confuse with KERATOACANTHOMA, a skin dis

Scope note

  • Infection of the cornea by an ameboid protozoan which may cause corneal ulceration leading to blindness.

History note

  • 90

In other languages

  • akantamebakeratiitti

    Finnish

  • Acanthamoeba-keratiitti
  • Acanthamoeban aiheuttama sarveiskalvon tulehdus
  • Acanthamoeban aiheuttama sarveiskalvotulehdus
  • akantameban aiheuttama sarveiskalvon tulehdus
  • akantameban aiheuttama sarveiskalvotulehdus
  • Acanthamoebakeratit

    Swedish

  • Keratit, Acanthamoeba

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015823

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