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Corneal abscess

MedGen UID:
56351
Concept ID:
C0155091
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Corneal Abscess; corneal abscess
SNOMED CT: Corneal abscess (64366002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001307

Definition

An abscess of the cornea. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCorneal abscess

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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Diagnosis

Gupta B, Jain AK, Saini M, Sardana M, Soni R, Angrup A
J AAPOS 2022 Feb;26(1):46-48. Epub 2021 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.08.305. PMID: 34800673
Mahjoub A, Hadj Salah S, Gayed N, Ben Abdessalem N, Krifa F, Knani L, Hachemi M
Tunis Med 2021 Juin;99(6):632-637. PMID: 35244915Free PMC Article
Tiwari NN, Kodavoor SK, Ramamurthy D, Ramamurthy S, Ravi J, Faizal M
Indian J Ophthalmol 2019 Jan;67(1):120-121. doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_605_18. PMID: 30574907Free PMC Article
Naik AU, Gadewar SB
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2017 Apr-Jun;29(2):368. PMID: 28718272
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Workplace Health Saf 2014 Oct;62(10):400-2. doi: 10.3928/21650799-20140918-01. PMID: 25291778

Therapy

Gupta B, Jain AK, Saini M, Sardana M, Soni R, Angrup A
J AAPOS 2022 Feb;26(1):46-48. Epub 2021 Nov 17 doi: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.08.305. PMID: 34800673
Pallikaris IG, Kymionis GD, Plaka AD, Binder PS, Kontadakis GA, Tsoulnaras KI
Semin Ophthalmol 2015;30(5-6):457-61. Epub 2014 Feb 7 doi: 10.3109/08820538.2013.874482. PMID: 24506334
Borderie VM, Bourcier TM, Poirot JL, Baudrimont M, Prudhomme de Saint-Maur P, Laroche L
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1997 Apr;235(4):259-61. doi: 10.1007/BF00941769. PMID: 9143896
Moadel K, Perry HD, Donnenfeld ED, Zagelbaum B, Ingraham HJ
Am J Ophthalmol 1995 Jun;119(6):800-1. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9394(14)72790-4. PMID: 7785699
O'Day DM, Moore TE Jr, Aronson SB
Arch Ophthalmol 1971 Oct;86(4):414-9. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1971.01000010416010. PMID: 4938789

Prognosis

Porcar Plana CA, Matarredona Muñoz J, Moya Roca J, Campos Mollo E
Eur J Ophthalmol 2022 Nov;32(6):NP24-NP27. Epub 2021 May 20 doi: 10.1177/11206721211019565. PMID: 34015953
Antequera P, Garcia-Conca V, Martín-González C, Ortiz-de-la-Tabla V
Arch Soc Esp Oftalmol 2015 Aug;90(8):382-4. Epub 2014 Nov 14 doi: 10.1016/j.oftal.2014.04.008. PMID: 25443198
Faggian F, Azzini A, Lanzafame M, Bonora A, Zorzi A, Concia E, Vento S
Eur J Ophthalmol 2006 Mar-Apr;16(2):346-8. doi: 10.1177/112067210601600226. PMID: 16703559
Borderie VM, Bourcier TM, Poirot JL, Baudrimont M, Prudhomme de Saint-Maur P, Laroche L
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 1997 Apr;235(4):259-61. doi: 10.1007/BF00941769. PMID: 9143896
al-Hedaithy SS, al-Kaff AS
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Clinical prediction guides

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Recent systematic reviews

Lazrak A, Desbois N, Bonnafous M, Ouamrane K, Merle H
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Wakai A, Lawrenson JG, Lawrenson AL, Wang Y, Brown MD, Quirke M, Ghandour O, McCormick R, Walsh CD, Amayem A, Lang E, Harrison N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 May 18;5(5):CD009781. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009781.pub2. PMID: 28516471Free PMC Article

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