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EKC [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Visual Disorders
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
1, record 1, English, epidemic%20keratoconjunctivitis
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- EKC 2, record 1, English, EKC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Sanders' disease 3, record 1, English, Sanders%27%20disease
- shipyard eye 4, record 1, English, shipyard%20eye
- shipyard conjunctivitis 3, record 1, English, shipyard%20conjunctivitis
- shipyard keratoconjunctivitis 3, record 1, English, shipyard%20keratoconjunctivitis
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An acute inflammatory disease caused by adenovirus and producing round or oval white infiltrates in the adult cornea. 2, record 1, English, - epidemic%20keratoconjunctivitis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... usually bilateral. The onset is often in one eye only, however, and as a rule the first eye is more severely affected. At onset the patient notes injection, moderate pain, and tearing followed in 5-14 days by photophobia, epithelial keratitis, and round subepithelial opacities ... A large, tender preauricular node, rarely grossly visible, is characteristic. 5, record 1, English, - epidemic%20keratoconjunctivitis
Record 1, Key term(s)
- shipyard disease
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Troubles de la vision
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- kératoconjonctivite épidémique
1, record 1, French, k%C3%A9ratoconjonctivite%20%C3%A9pid%C3%A9mique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- KCE 2, record 1, French, KCE
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- kérato-conjonctivite épidémique 3, record 1, French, k%C3%A9rato%2Dconjonctivite%20%C3%A9pid%C3%A9mique
correct, feminine noun
- maladie de Sanders 3, record 1, French, maladie%20de%20Sanders
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trastornos de la visión
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- queratoconjuntivitis epidémica
1, record 1, Spanish, queratoconjuntivitis%20epid%C3%A9mica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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