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Descriptor English: Uveitis, Anterior
Descriptor Spanish: Uveítis Anterior
Descriptor uveítis anterior
Scope note: Inflamación de la úvea anterior que comprende el iris, estructuras del ángulo, y el cuerpo ciliar. Las manifestaciones de este trastorno incluyen cambios del iris, y adherencias entre el iris y el cristalino (sinequia posterior). La presión intraocular puede estar aumentada o disminuida.
Descriptor Portuguese: Uveíte Anterior
Descriptor French: Uvéite antérieure
Entry term(s): Anterior Uveitides
Anterior Uveitis
Uveitides, Anterior
Tree number(s): C11.941.879.780.880
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014606
Scope note: Inflammation of the anterior uvea comprising the iris, angle structures, and the ciliary body. Manifestations of this disorder include ciliary injection, exudation into the anterior chamber, iris changes, and adhesions between the iris and lens (posterior synechiae). Intraocular pressure may be increased or reduced.
Annotation: inflammation of both the iris & ciliary body; of iris alone = IRITIS, of ciliary body alone = CILIARY BODY (IM) + UVEITIS, ANTERIOR (IM)
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
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 86; was IRIDOCYCLITIS 1963-85
History Note: 86; was IRIDOCYCLITIS 1963-85
DeCS ID: 27894
Unique ID: D014606
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Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1990/05/29
Uveitis, Anterior - Preferred
Concept UI M0022446
Scope note Inflammation of the anterior uvea comprising the iris, angle structures, and the ciliary body. Manifestations of this disorder include ciliary injection, exudation into the anterior chamber, iris changes, and adhesions between the iris and lens (posterior synechiae). Intraocular pressure may be increased or reduced.
Preferred term Uveitis, Anterior
Entry term(s) Anterior Uveitides
Anterior Uveitis
Uveitides, Anterior



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