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Descriptor English: Trachoma
Descriptor Spanish: Tracoma
Descriptor tracoma
Entry term(s) oftalmía egipcia
Scope note: Infección crónica de la CONJUNTIVA y la CÓRNEA producida por CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Tracoma
Descriptor French: Trachome
Entry term(s): Egyptian Ophthalmia
Ophthalmia, Egyptian
Trachomas
Tree number(s): C01.150.252.289.225.800
C01.150.252.400.210.125.745
C01.375.354.220.800
C11.187.183.220.889
C11.204.813
C11.294.354.220.800
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014141
Scope note: A chronic infection of the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA caused by CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.
Annotation: coordinate with NEGLECTED DISEASES if pertinent
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
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: 27872
Unique ID: D014141
NLM Classification: WW 215
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/12/04
Trachoma - Preferred
Concept UI M0021752
Scope note A chronic infection of the CONJUNCTIVA and CORNEA caused by CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS.
Preferred term Trachoma
Entry term(s) Egyptian Ophthalmia
Ophthalmia, Egyptian
Trachomas



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