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Descriptor English: Exophthalmos
Descriptor Spanish: Exoftalmia
Descriptor exoftalmos
Entry term(s) exoftalmía
proptosis
Scope note: Protrusión anormal de ambos ojos; puede ser producida por disfunción de las glándulas endocrinas, enfermedades malignas, lesiones o parálisis de los músculos extrínsecos del ojo.
Descriptor Portuguese: Exoftalmia
Descriptor French: Exophtalmie
Entry term(s): Proptoses
Proptosis
Tree number(s): C11.675.349
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005094
Scope note: Abnormal protrusion of both eyes; may be caused by endocrine gland malfunction, malignancy, injury, or paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye.
Annotation: protrusion of eye: do not confuse with ENOPHTHALMOS, recession
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
DeCS ID: 28010
Unique ID: D005094
NLM Classification: WW 210
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: 1993/05/27
Exophthalmos - Preferred
Concept UI M0008034
Scope note Abnormal protrusion of both eyes; may be caused by endocrine gland malfunction, malignancy, injury, or paralysis of the extrinsic muscles of the eye.
Preferred term Exophthalmos
Entry term(s) Proptoses
Proptosis



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