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MeSH Heading: Eye Infections, Fungal
Tree Number(s): C01.150.703.320; C01.375.450; C11.294.450
Unique ID: D015821
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015821
Annotation: coordinate with specific fungal disease
Scope Note: Infection by a variety of fungi, usually through four possible mechanisms: superficial infection producing conjunctivitis, keratitis, or lacrimal obstruction; extension of infection from neighboring structures - skin, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx; direct introduction during surgery or accidental penetrating trauma; or via the blood or lymphatic routes in patients with underlying mycoses.
Entry Version: EYE INFECT FUNGAL
Entry Term(s): Fungal Eye Infections; Mycosis, Ocular; Mycotic Infections, Ocular; Ocular Infections, Fungal; Oculomycosis
NLM Classification #: WW 160
Previous Indexing: Eye Diseases (1966-1989); specific fungal infection (1966-1989)
Public MeSH Note: 90
History Note: 90
Date Established: 1990/01/01
Date of Entry: 1989/09/06
Revision Date: 2019/06/18

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

transmission (TM)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0024239
Scope Note: Infection by a variety of fungi, usually through four possible mechanisms: superficial infection producing conjunctivitis, keratitis, or lacrimal obstruction; extension of infection from neighboring structures - skin, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx; direct introduction during surgery or accidental penetrating trauma; or via the blood or lymphatic routes in patients with underlying mycoses.
Terms: Eye Infections, Fungal Preferred Term
Term UI T046918
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Mycotic Infections, Ocular
Term UI T046920
Date03/17/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Fungal Eye Infections
Term UI T046917
Date09/06/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Mycosis, Ocular
Term UI T046919
Date04/17/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Ocular Infections, Fungal
Term UI T046921
Date04/17/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990); Oculomycosis
Term UI T046922
Date04/17/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1990)

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