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Descriptor English: Ophthalmia Neonatorum
Descriptor Spanish: Oftalmía Neonatal
Descriptor oftalmía neonatal
Entry term(s) conjuntivitis del recién nacido
conjuntivitis neonatal
oftalmía del neonato
oftalmía del recién nacido
Scope note: Inflamación conjuntival aguda del recién nacido, que generalmente se debe a una infección gonocócica materna. El microorganismo causal es NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. Los ojos de los niños se contaminan al pasar por el canal del parto.
Descriptor Portuguese: Oftalmia Neonatal
Descriptor French: Conjonctivite du nouveau-né
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.289.225.625
C01.150.252.400.625.774
C01.375.354.220.625
C11.187.183.220.538
C11.294.354.220.625
C16.614.677
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009878
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.
Annotation: bact conjunctivitis; do not use /congen & do not coord with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 27724
Unique ID: D009878
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Ophthalmia Neonatorum - Preferred
Concept UI M0015322
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.
Preferred term Ophthalmia Neonatorum



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