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Descriptor English:   Acanthamoeba Keratitis 
Descriptor Spanish:   Queratitis por Acanthamoeba 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Ceratite por Acanthamoeba 
Synonyms English:   Keratitis, Acanthamoeba  
Tree Number:   C03.300.125
C03.752.049.203
C11.204.564.112
C11.294.725.125
Definition English:   Infection of the cornea by an ameboid protozoan which may cause corneal ulceration leading to blindness. 
Indexing Annotation English:   note category: a corneal dis: do not confuse with KERATOACANTHOMA, a skin dis
History Note English:   90 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy TM transmission
US ultrasonography UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   24503 
Unique Identifier:   D015823 

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