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Descriptor English: Corneal Perforation
Descriptor Spanish: Perforación Corneal
Descriptor perforación corneal
Scope note: Perforación u orificio en la SUSTANCIA PROPIA consecuencia de diversas enfermedades o traumatismos. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Perfuração da Córnea
Descriptor French: Perforation cornéenne
Entry term(s): Corneal Perforations
Perforation, Corneal
Perforations, Corneal
Tree number(s): C10.900.300.284.250.124.500
C11.204.284.500
C11.297.374.500
C26.915.300.425.250.124.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057112
Scope note: A puncture or hole through the CORNEAL STROMA resulting from various diseases or trauma.
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: Corneal Ulcer (1975-2009)
Eye Diseases (1975-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53524
Unique ID: D057112
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2016/06/02
Corneal Perforation - Preferred
Concept UI M0534693
Scope note A puncture or hole through the CORNEAL STROMA resulting from various diseases or trauma.
Preferred term Corneal Perforation
Entry term(s) Corneal Perforations
Perforation, Corneal
Perforations, Corneal



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