Diseases

Panophthalmitis

Acute suppurative inflammation of the inner eye with necrosis of the sclera (and sometimes the cornea) and extension of the inflammation into the orbit. Pain may be severe and the globe may rupture. In endophthalmitis the globe does not rupture.

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Acute suppurative inflammation of the inner eye with necrosis of the sclera (and sometimes the cornea) and extension of the inflammation into the orbit. Pain may be severe and the globe may rupture. In endophthalmitis the globe does not rupture.

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  • Panophthalmitides

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inflamm of all struct of eye: a clin entity; do not use as a coord for inflamm of specific parts of eye: these are available as -ITIS headings in C11

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Panophthalmitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010202. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010202
  2. Panophthalmitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panophthalmitis
  3. Panophthalmitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1378675