"Corneal Ulcer" 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.
Loss of epithelial tissue from the surface of the cornea due to progressive erosion and necrosis of the tissue; usually caused by bacterial, fungal, or viral infection.
| Descriptor ID |
D003320
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.375.177 C11.204.564.225 C11.294.177
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| Concept/Terms |
Corneal Ulcer- Corneal Ulcer
- Ulcer, Corneal
- Keratitis, Ulcerative
- Keratitides, Ulcerative
- Ulcerative Keratitides
- Ulcerative Keratitis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Corneal Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Erythema elevatum et diutinum as a systemic disease. Clin Dermatol. 2019 Nov - Dec; 37(6):679-683.
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Incidence and Outcomes of Positive Donor Rim Cultures and Infections in the Cornea Preservation Time Study. Cornea. 2018 Sep; 37(9):1102-1109.
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Keeping Your Eyes Peeled for Corneal Ulcers. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 09; 56(10):964-966.
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Report of the Eye Bank Association of America Medical Review Subcommittee on Adverse Reactions Reported From 2007 to 2014. Cornea. 2016 Jul; 35(7):917-26.
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Bilateral Rhizopus keratitis in a cocaine user. Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Feb; 51(1):e21-3.
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Medical management of Alternaria keratitis with endophthalmitis in a patient with a corneal graft. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul; 42(5):496-7.
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Pythium insidiosum keratitis in Israel. Eye Contact Lens. 2011 Mar; 37(2):96-8.
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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of fungal keratitis in the United States, 2001-2007: a multicenter study. Ophthalmology. 2011 May; 118(5):920-6.
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Trends in fungal keratitis in the United States, 2001 to 2007. Ophthalmology. 2010 Dec; 117(12):2263-7.
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Penetrating keratoplasty for invasive fungal keratitis resulting from a thorn injury involving Phomopsis species. Cornea. 2009 Dec; 28(10):1167-9.