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Descriptor English: Retinal Dystrophies
Descriptor Spanish: Distrofias Retinianas
Descriptor distrofias retinianas
Entry term(s) distrofias de la retina
Scope note: Grupo de trastronos que afectan fundamentalmente a la parte posterior del fodo ocular, debido a degeneración de la capa sensorial de la RETINA, EPITELIO PIGMENTARIO RETINIANO, MEMBRANA DE BRUCH, COROIDES o combinación de estos tejidos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Distrofias Retinianas
Descriptor French: Dystrophies rétiniennes
Entry term(s): Dystrophies, Retinal
Dystrophy, Retinal
Retinal Dystrophy
Tree number(s): C11.768.585.658
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058499
Scope note: A group of disorders involving predominantly the posterior portion of the ocular fundus, due to degeneration in the sensory layer of the RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CHOROID; or a combination of these tissues.
Annotation: CONE-ROD DYSTROPHY see RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA is also available
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: Retinal Degeneration (2001-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
DeCS ID: 53976
Unique ID: D058499
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Retinal Dystrophies - Preferred
Concept UI M0542893
Scope note A group of disorders involving predominantly the posterior portion of the ocular fundus, due to degeneration in the sensory layer of the RETINA; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; BRUCH MEMBRANE; CHOROID; or a combination of these tissues.
Preferred term Retinal Dystrophies
Entry term(s) Dystrophies, Retinal
Dystrophy, Retinal
Retinal Dystrophy



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