"Eye Infections, Fungal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection by a variety of fungi, usually through four possible mechanisms: superficial infection producing conjunctivitis, keratitis, or lacrimal obstruction; extension of infection from neighboring structures - skin, paranasal sinuses, nasopharynx; direct introduction during surgery or accidental penetrating trauma; or via the blood or lymphatic routes in patients with underlying mycoses.
| Descriptor ID |
D015821
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.375.450 C01.703.343 C11.294.450
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| Concept/Terms |
Eye Infections, Fungal- Eye Infections, Fungal
- Oculomycosis
- Oculomycoses
- Mycotic Infections, Ocular
- Infection, Ocular Mycotic
- Infections, Ocular Mycotic
- Mycotic Infection, Ocular
- Ocular Mycotic Infection
- Ocular Mycotic Infections
- Ocular Infections, Fungal
- Fungal Ocular Infection
- Fungal Ocular Infections
- Infection, Fungal Ocular
- Infections, Fungal Ocular
- Ocular Infection, Fungal
- Fungal Eye Infections
- Eye Infection, Fungal
- Fungal Eye Infection
- Infection, Fungal Eye
- Infections, Fungal Eye
- Mycosis, Ocular
- Mycoses, Ocular
- Ocular Mycoses
- Ocular Mycosis
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Eye Infections, Fungal" by people in Profiles.
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Infectious keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis: results of an ASCRS survey. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 Oct; 29(10):2001-6.