Diseases

Ocular Tuberculosis

Tuberculous infection of the eye, primarily the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

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Abstract

Tuberculous infection of the eye, primarily the iris, ciliary body, and choroid.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Tuberculosis, Ocular
  • Ocular Tuberculoses
  • Tuberculoses, Ocular

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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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IM; coord IM with specific eye heading (IM) or eye dis heading (IM)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ocular Tuberculosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014392. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014392
  2. Ocular Tuberculosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17632129