Search
Descriptor English: Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Descriptor Spanish: Queratoconjuntivitis Seca
Descriptor queratoconjuntivitis seca
Entry term(s) queratoconjuntivitis sicca
Scope note: Sequedad e inflamación de la conjuntiva que se produce como resultado de una secreción lagrimal deficiente. Cuando se asocia con XEROSTOMÍA y poliartritis se conoce como SÍNDROME DE SJOGREN.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ceratoconjuntivite Seca
Descriptor French: Kératoconjonctivite sèche
Entry term(s): Sicca, Keratoconjunctivitis
Tree number(s): C11.187.183.394.500
C11.204.564.585.630
C11.496.260.394
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007638
Scope note: Drying and inflammation of the conjunctiva as a result of insufficient lacrimal secretion. When found in association with XEROSTOMIA and polyarthritis, it is called SJOGREN'S SYNDROME.
Annotation: if with xerostomia or xerostomia & connective tissue dis, index as SJOGREN'S SYNDROME
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
Previous Indexing: Keratoconjunctivitis (1966-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS 1986-90
History Note: 91(86); was see under KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS 1986-90
DeCS ID: 28163
Unique ID: D007638
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/06/05
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca - Preferred
Concept UI M0011966
Scope note Drying and inflammation of the conjunctiva as a result of insufficient lacrimal secretion. When found in association with XEROSTOMIA and polyarthritis, it is called SJOGREN'S SYNDROME.
Preferred term Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Entry term(s) Sicca, Keratoconjunctivitis



We want your feedback on the new DeCS / MeSH website

We invite you to complete a survey that will take no more than 3 minutes.

Go to survey