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Descriptor English: Keratitis, Dendritic
Descriptor Spanish: Queratitis Dendrítica
Descriptor queratitis dendrítica
Entry term(s) queratitis de Furrow
Scope note: Forma de queratitis herpética caracterizada por la formación de pequeñas vesículas que se rompen y confluyen para formar úlceras dendríticas, que son característicamente irregulares, lineales, ramificadas y terminan en extremidades semejantes a un botón. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Ceratite Dendrítica
Descriptor French: Kératite dendritique
Entry term(s): Dendritic Keratitides
Dendritic Keratitis
Furrow Keratitides
Furrow Keratitis
Keratitides, Dendritic
Keratitides, Furrow
Keratitis, Furrow
Tree number(s): C01.375.725.465.450
C01.925.256.466.382.465.450
C01.925.325.465.450
C11.204.564.425.450
C11.294.800.475.450
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007635
Scope note: A form of herpetic keratitis characterized by the formation of small vesicles which break down and coalesce to form recurring dendritic ulcers, characteristically irregular, linear, branching, and ending in knoblike extremities. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
Annotation: a form of herpetic keratitis with dendritic (branching) ulcers
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: 28117
Unique ID: D007635
NLM Classification: WW 220
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1995/06/08
Keratitis, Dendritic - Preferred
Concept UI M0011963
Scope note A form of herpetic keratitis characterized by the formation of small vesicles which break down and coalesce to form recurring dendritic ulcers, characteristically irregular, linear, branching, and ending in knoblike extremities. (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
Preferred term Keratitis, Dendritic
Entry term(s) Dendritic Keratitides
Dendritic Keratitis
Furrow Keratitides
Furrow Keratitis
Keratitides, Dendritic
Keratitides, Furrow
Keratitis, Furrow



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