"Eye Infections, Fungal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Eye Infections, Fungal" by people in Profiles.
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Adhi M, Jusufbegovic D, Schaal S. Sequential Chorioretinal Changes in Presumed Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome Analyzed Using Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2017 Aug; 25(4):545-553.
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McQuillen DP, Zingman BS, Meunier F, Levitz SM. Invasive infections due to Candida krusei: report of ten cases of fungemia that include three cases of endophthalmitis. Clin Infect Dis. 1992 Feb; 14(2):472-8.
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Robertson MJ, Socinski MA, Soiffer RJ, Finberg RW, Wilson C, Anderson KC, Bosserman L, Sang DN, Salkin IF, Ritz J. Successful treatment of disseminated Fusarium infection after autologous bone marrow transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia. Bone Marrow Transplant. 1991 Aug; 8(2):143-5.