Diseases

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

Drying and inflammation of the conjunctiva as a result of insufficient lacrimal secretion. When found in association with XEROSTOMIA and polyarthritis, it is called SJOGREN'S SYNDROME.

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Drying and inflammation of the conjunctiva as a result of insufficient lacrimal secretion. When found in association with XEROSTOMIA and polyarthritis, it is called SJOGREN'S SYNDROME.

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1 entry terms
  • Sicca, Keratoconjunctivitis

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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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Indexing Annotation

if with xerostomia or xerostomia & connective tissue dis, index as SJOGREN'S SYNDROME

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History Note

91(86); was see under KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS 1986-90

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Previous Indexing

  • Keratoconjunctivitis (1966-1985)

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  1. C11w.187.183w.394w.500w
  2. C11w.204.564w.585w.630w
  3. C11w.496.260.394w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007638. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007638
  2. Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dry_eye_syndrome
  3. Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1162694