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Descriptor English: Orbital Cellulitis
Descriptor Spanish: Celulitis Orbitaria
Descriptor celulitis orbitaria
Entry term(s) celulitis de la órbita ocular
celulitis periorbitaria
Scope note: Inflamación de los tejidos conjuntivos laxos de alrededor de la ÓRBITA, la estructura ósea que rodea a los globos oculares. Se caracteriza por DOLOR, EDEMA de la CONJUNTIVA, hinchazón de los PÁRPADOS, EXOFTALMOS, limitación de los movimientos oculares y disminución de la visión.
Descriptor Portuguese: Celulite Orbitária
Descriptor French: Cellulite orbitaire
Entry term(s): Cellulitides, Orbital
Cellulitis, Orbital
Cellulitis, Peri-Orbital
Cellulitis, Periorbital
Orbital Cellulitides
Peri Orbital Cellulitis
Peri-Orbital Cellulitides
Peri-Orbital Cellulitis
Periorbital Cellulitides
Periorbital Cellulitis
Tree number(s): C11.675.387
C17.300.185.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054517
Scope note: Inflammation of the loose connective tissues around the ORBIT, bony structure around the eyeball. It is characterized by PAIN; EDEMA of the CONJUNCTIVA; swelling of the EYELIDS; EXOPHTHALMOS; limited eye movement; and loss of vision.
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: Cellulitis (1967-2007)
Orbit (1967-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52600
Unique ID: D054517
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2023/04/05
Orbital Cellulitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0505793
Scope note Inflammation of the loose connective tissues around the ORBIT, bony structure around the eyeball. It is characterized by PAIN; EDEMA of the CONJUNCTIVA; swelling of the EYELIDS; EXOPHTHALMOS; limited eye movement; and loss of vision.
Preferred term Orbital Cellulitis
Entry term(s) Cellulitides, Orbital
Cellulitis, Orbital
Orbital Cellulitides
Periorbital Cellulitis - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000762658
Preferred term Periorbital Cellulitis
Entry term(s) Cellulitis, Peri-Orbital
Cellulitis, Periorbital
Peri Orbital Cellulitis
Peri-Orbital Cellulitides
Peri-Orbital Cellulitis
Periorbital Cellulitides



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