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Abstract
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.
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- Keratitis, Ulcerative
- Keratitides, Ulcerative
- Ulcer, Corneal
- Ulcerative Keratitides
- Ulcerative Keratitis
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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, urine, veterinary, virology.
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a form of keratitis
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65(64)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Corneal Ulcer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003320. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003320
- Corneal Ulcer. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corneal_ulcer
- Corneal Ulcer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1628473