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Abstract
Infection of the cornea by an ameboid protozoan which may cause corneal ulceration leading to blindness.
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3 entry terms
- Keratitis, Acanthamoeba
- Acanthamoeba Keratitides
- Keratitides, Acanthamoeba
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36 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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note category: a corneal dis: do not confuse with KERATOACANTHOMA, a skin dis
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Previous Indexing
- Amebiasis (1975-1989)
- Keratitis (1975-1989)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015823. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015823
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthamoeba_keratitis
- Acanthamoeba Keratitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q922971