"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 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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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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CANDIDA ENDOPHTHALMITIS FROM THE REACTIVATION OF A DORMANT LENTICULAR FUNGAL ABSCESS IN A PREMATURE INFANT. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2017 Summer; 11(3):269-271.
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Primary Cutaneous Coccidioidomycosis of the Eyelid: A Case Report. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2016 Mar-Apr; 32(2):e40-1.
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Bilateral Rhizopus keratitis in a cocaine user. Can J Ophthalmol. 2016 Feb; 51(1):e21-3.
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Fungal Orbital Cellulitis: Presenting Features, Management and Outcomes at a Referral Center. Orbit. 2015 Jun; 34(3):152-9.
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Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor for choroidal neovascularization in ocular histoplasmosis. Retin Cases Brief Rep. 2014; 8(1):24-9.
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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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Do all candidemic patients need an ophthalmic examination? Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Mar; 17(3):e146-8.
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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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New onset of bilateral multifocal coccidioidomycosal choroiditis in a patient on oral fluconazole. Can J Ophthalmol. 2010 Aug; 45(4):419-20.