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Infections > Bacterial Infections and Mycoses > Mycoses > Eye Infections, Fungal
Infections > Eye Infections > Eye Infections, Fungal
Eye Diseases > Eye Infections > Eye Infections, Fungal

Preferred term

Eye Infections, Fungal  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

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Entry terms

  • Fungal Eye Infections
  • Mycosis, Ocular
  • Mycotic Infections, Ocular
  • Ocular Infections, Fungal
  • Oculomycosis

In other languages

  • French

  • Infections fongiques de l'oeil
  • Mycoses de l'oeil
  • Mycoses des yeux
  • Oculomycoses
  • Ophtalmomycoses

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-V6KP6RMT-G

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