"Pythiosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A granulomatous disease caused by the aquatic organism PYTHIUM insidiosum and occurring primarily in horses, cattle, dogs, cats, fishes, and rarely in humans. It is classified into three forms: ocular, cutaneous, and arterial.
| Descriptor ID |
D058968
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.908.650 C22.761
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Pythium insidiosum keratitis in Israel. Eye Contact Lens. 2011 Mar; 37(2):96-8.