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Descriptor English: Lagophthalmos
Descriptor Spanish: Lagoftalmos
Descriptor lagoftalmos
Entry term(s) lagoftalmos asociado al parpadeo
lagoftalmos cicatricial
lagoftalmos nocturno
lagoftalmos paralítico
lagoftalmos yatrogénico
lagoftalmos yatrógeno
Scope note: Incapacidad de cerrar completamente los párpados.
Descriptor Portuguese: Lagoftalmia
Descriptor French: Lagophtalmie
Entry term(s): Blink Lagophthalmos
Cicatricial Lagophthalmos
Iatrogenic Lagophthalmos
Lagophthalmos, Blink
Lagophthalmos, Cicatricial
Lagophthalmos, Iatrogenic
Lagophthalmos, Nocturnal
Lagophthalmos, Paralytic
Nocturnal Lagophthalmos
Paralytic Lagophthalmos
Tree number(s): C11.300.750
C11.338.714
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000092164
Scope note: Inability to close eyelids completely.
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: Eyelid Diseases (1975-2022)
Public MeSH Note: 2023
History Note: 2023
DeCS ID: 60098
Unique ID: D000092164
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2023/01/01
Date of Entry: 2022/07/08
Revision Date: 2021/10/18
Lagophthalmos - Preferred
Concept UI M000751501
Scope note Inability to close eyelids completely.
Preferred term Lagophthalmos
Iatrogenic Lagophthalmos - Narrower
Concept UI M000751506
Scope note Inability to close eyelids completely secondary to medical treatment.
Preferred term Iatrogenic Lagophthalmos
Entry term(s) Lagophthalmos, Iatrogenic
Cicatricial Lagophthalmos - Narrower
Concept UI M000751504
Scope note Inability to close eyelids completely secondary to trauma.
Preferred term Cicatricial Lagophthalmos
Entry term(s) Lagophthalmos, Cicatricial
Paralytic Lagophthalmos - Narrower
Concept UI M000751503
Scope note Inability to close eyelids completely due to facial nerve paralysis (e.g., Bell's Palsy).
Preferred term Paralytic Lagophthalmos
Entry term(s) Lagophthalmos, Paralytic
Blink Lagophthalmos - Narrower
Concept UI M000751505
Preferred term Blink Lagophthalmos
Entry term(s) Lagophthalmos, Blink
Nocturnal Lagophthalmos - Narrower
Concept UI M000751502
Scope note Sleeping with eyes open.
Preferred term Nocturnal Lagophthalmos
Entry term(s) Lagophthalmos, Nocturnal



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