"Acanthamoeba Keratitis" 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.
Infection of the cornea by an ameboid protozoan which may cause corneal ulceration leading to blindness.
| Descriptor ID |
D015823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.300.125 C03.752.049.203 C11.204.564.112 C11.294.725.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Acanthamoeba Keratitis- Acanthamoeba Keratitis
- Keratitis, Acanthamoeba
- Acanthamoeba Keratitides
- Keratitides, Acanthamoeba
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthamoeba Keratitis" by people in Profiles.
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Case Report: Suspected Donor Transmission of Acanthamoeba Keratitis After Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty. Cornea. 2021 Jul 01; 40(7):903-906.
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Severe Inflammatory Response in a Patient on Oral Miltefosine for Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2022 05 19; 30(4):1027-1028.
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Resolution of Acanthamoeba Keratitis with Adjunctive Use of Oral Miltefosine. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2021 Feb 17; 29(2):278-281.
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Acanthamoeba keratitis: the persistence of cases following a multistate outbreak. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2012 Aug; 19(4):221-5.
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The clinical experience of Acanthamoeba keratitis at a tertiary care eye hospital. Cornea. 2010 Sep; 29(9):1005-10.
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Penetrating keratoplasty in active Acanthamoeba keratitis. Cornea. 2010 Sep; 29(9):1000-4.