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KeratitisAka: Corneal Injury, Corneal Trauma, Corneal Inflammation

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  1. Definition
    1. Corneal Inflammation
  2. Etiology
    1. Eye Trauma
      1. Exposure to Sunlamp
      2. Arc-welding
      3. Contact lens overuse
    2. Infection
      1. Example: Herpes Simplex Keratitis (dendritic lesion)
    3. Secondary to Scleritis or Episcleritis
  3. Symptoms
    1. Moderate to severe Eye Pain
    2. Moderate to severe Foreign body sensation
    3. Blurred vision
    4. Watery Eye Discharge
    5. Photophobia
    6. Eye tearing
    7. Red eye
  4. Signs
    1. Conjunctival injection and Ciliary Flush
    2. Corneal vascularization (sclerosing keratitis)
    3. Corneal Opacification (sclerosing keratitis)
    4. Decreased Visual Acuity (depending on location)
    5. Normal or reduced pupil size
    6. Fluorescein Staining for Corneal Epithelial Disruption
      1. Corneal Ulcer (Ulcerative keratitis)
  5. Management
    1. Ophthalmology Consultation

Keratitis (C0022568)

Definition (MSH)Inflammation of the cornea.
Definition (CSP)inflammation of the cornea.
Definition (NCI)Inflammation of the cornea.
ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9370, 370.9
MSHD007634
EnglishCORNEAL INFLAMMATION, INFLAMMATION CORNEAL, Keratitides, Keratitis, Unspecified keratitis
Spanishqueratitis
Parent ConceptsCorneal Diseases (C0010034), Keratitis (C0022568), Disorder of eye and adnexa NOS (C1314803), Non-Neoplastic Corneal Disorder (C1335004), Corneal Ulcer (C0010043), Endophthalmitis (C0014236), Inflammation of specific body organs (C1285331), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesAOD, COSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, ICD9CM, LCH, MSH, NCI, NDFRT, OMIM, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


Injury of cornea (C0339289)

ConceptsInjury or Poisoning (T037)
EnglishCorneal Injury, INJURY CORNEAL, Injury of cornea
Spanishdano corneal, injuria corneal, lesion traumatica corneal
Parent ConceptsEye Injuries (C0015408), Corneal Diseases (C0010034), Injury of globe of eye (C0339055)
SourcesCST, NCI, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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