"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,
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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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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Corneal Ulcer" by people in Profiles.
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Current knowledge about and recommendations for ocular methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2014 Nov; 40(11):1894-908.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infectious keratitis following refractive surgery. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Apr; 143(4):629-34.
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Cryptococcus albidus keratitis after corneal transplantation. Cornea. 2005 Oct; 24(7):882-3.
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Rapid diagnosis and treatment of mycobacterial keratitis after laser in situ keratomileusis. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2003 May; 29(5):1014-8.