"Acanthamoeba Keratitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Infection of the cornea by an ameboid protozoan which may cause corneal ulceration leading to blindness.
| Descriptor ID |
D015823
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.300.125 C03.752.049.203 C11.204.564.112 C11.294.725.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Acanthamoeba Keratitis- Acanthamoeba Keratitis
- Keratitis, Acanthamoeba
- Acanthamoeba Keratitides
- Keratitides, Acanthamoeba
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acanthamoeba Keratitis" by people in Profiles.
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Corneal Manifestations of Miltefosine Toxicity in Acanthamoeba Keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2021 09; 128(9):1273.
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[Microbial keratitis - part 2: Specific aspects of mycotic and acanthamoeba keratitis]. Klin Monbl Augenheilkd. 2018 04; 235(4):511-530.
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Contact lens care solution killing efficacy against Acanthamoeba castellanii by in vitro testing and live-imaging. Cont Lens Anterior Eye. 2015 Dec; 38(6):442-50.
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Rapidly progressive cataract and iris atrophy during treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Ophthalmology. 2008 May; 115(5):866-9.
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Bilateral acanthamoeba keratitis. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Feb; 145(2):193-197.
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Acanthamoeba keratitis during orthokeratology. Cornea. 2005 Oct; 24(7):864-6.
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Laboratory diagnosis of Acanthamoeba keratitis using buffered charcoal-yeast extract agar. Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 Oct; 126(4):590-2.
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Polyhexamethylene biguanide in the treatment of Acanthamoeba keratitis. Aust N Z J Ophthalmol. 1993 Nov; 21(4):277-8.
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Introduction: the increasing importance of Acanthamoeba. Rev Infect Dis. 1991 Mar-Apr; 13 Suppl 5:S367-8.
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Program planning for research on Acanthamoeba. Rev Infect Dis. 1991 Mar-Apr; 13 Suppl 5:S446-50.