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Descriptor English: Keratitis, Herpetic
Descriptor Spanish: Queratitis Herpética
Descriptor queratitis herpética
Entry term(s) queratitis por herpes simple
Scope note: Infección superficial del epitelio corneal producida por Herpesvirus hominis. Se caracteriza por la presencia de pequeñas vesículas que pueden romperse y confluir para formar úlceras dendríticas (QUERATITIS DENDRÍTICA). (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Ceratite Herpética
Descriptor French: Kératite herpétique
Entry term(s): Herpes Simplex Keratitides
Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Herpes Simplex, Ocular
Herpetic Keratitides
Herpetic Keratitis
Keratitides, Herpes Simplex
Keratitides, Herpetic
Keratitis, Herpes Simplex
Ocular Herpes Simplex
Tree number(s): C01.375.725.465
C01.925.256.466.382.465
C01.925.325.465
C11.204.564.425
C11.294.800.475
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016849
Scope note: A superficial, epithelial Herpesvirus hominis infection of the cornea, characterized by the presence of small vesicles which may break down and coalesce to form dendritic ulcers (KERATITIS, DENDRITIC). (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
Annotation: herpes simplex of the cornea
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
Previous Indexing: Keratitis, Dendritic (1966-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92; HERPES SIMPLEX, OCULAR was see KERATITIS, DENDRITIC 1963-91; OCULAR HERPES SIMPLEX was see KERATITIS, DENDRITIC 1990-91
Online Note: use KERATITIS, DENDRITIC to search HERPES SIMPLEX, OCULAR 1966-91 & OCULAR HERPES SIMPLEX 1990-91
History Note: 92; HERPES SIMPLEX, OCULAR was see KERATITIS, DENDRITIC 1963-91; OCULAR HERPES SIMPLEX was see KERATITIS, DENDRITIC 1990-91
DeCS ID: 30025
Unique ID: D016849
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 1995/06/08
Keratitis, Herpetic - Preferred
Concept UI M0025643
Scope note A superficial, epithelial Herpesvirus hominis infection of the cornea, characterized by the presence of small vesicles which may break down and coalesce to form dendritic ulcers (KERATITIS, DENDRITIC). (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
Preferred term Keratitis, Herpetic
Entry term(s) Herpes Simplex Keratitides
Herpes Simplex Keratitis
Herpes Simplex, Ocular
Herpetic Keratitides
Herpetic Keratitis
Keratitides, Herpes Simplex
Keratitides, Herpetic
Keratitis, Herpes Simplex
Ocular Herpes Simplex



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