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MeSH Heading: Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous
Tree Number(s): C11.250.616; C16.131.384.725
Unique ID: D054514
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054514
Scope Note: A developmental ocular anomaly in which the primary VITREOUS BODY and its surrounding hyaloid vasculature failed to regress. It is usually unilateral and characterized by CATARACT; MICROPHTHALMOS (small eyeballs), and retrolenticular fibrovascular tissue. (from Yanoff: Ophthalmology, 2nd ed.)
Entry Term(s): Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome; Persistent Hyaloid Artery; Persistent Hyaloid Vasculature
Previous Indexing: Infant, Newborn, Diseases (1966-2007); Vitreous Body (1966-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 1955/01/01

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Concept UI: M0505780
Scope Note: A developmental ocular anomaly in which the primary VITREOUS BODY and its surrounding hyaloid vasculature failed to regress. It is usually unilateral and characterized by CATARACT; MICROPHTHALMOS (small eyeballs), and retrolenticular fibrovascular tissue. (from Yanoff: Ophthalmology, 2nd ed.)
Terms: Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous Preferred Term
Term UI T689801
Date01/24/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Persistent Fetal Vasculature Syndrome
Term UI T689800
Date01/24/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Persistent Hyaloid Artery
Term UI T689802
Date01/24/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Persistent Hyaloid Vasculature
Term UI T689803
Date01/24/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

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