Acanthamoeba Keratitis

"Acanthamoeba Keratitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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

Descriptor ID	D015823
MeSH Number(s)	C03.300.125 C03.752.049.203 C11.204.564.112 C11.294.725.125
Concept/Terms	Acanthamoeba Keratitis Acanthamoeba Keratitis Keratitis, Acanthamoeba Acanthamoeba Keratitides Keratitides, Acanthamoeba

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Acanthamoeba Keratitis".

Diseases [C]
Parasitic Diseases [C03]
Eye Infections, Parasitic [C03.300]
Acanthamoeba Keratitis [C03.300.125]
Protozoan Infections [C03.752]
Amebiasis [C03.752.049]
Acanthamoeba Keratitis [C03.752.049.203]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Corneal Diseases [C11.204]
Keratitis [C11.204.564]
Acanthamoeba Keratitis [C11.204.564.112]
Eye Infections [C11.294]
Eye Infections, Parasitic [C11.294.725]
Acanthamoeba Keratitis [C11.294.725.125]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Acanthamoeba Keratitis".

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