Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

"Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca" 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.

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Drying and inflammation of the conjunctiva as a result of insufficient lacrimal secretion. When found in association with XEROSTOMIA and polyarthritis, it is called SJOGREN'S SYNDROME.

Descriptor ID	D007638
MeSH Number(s)	C11.187.183.394.550 C11.204.564.585.630 C11.496.260.394
Concept/Terms	Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Sicca, Keratoconjunctivitis

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca".

Diseases [C]
Eye Diseases [C11]
Conjunctival Diseases [C11.187]
Conjunctivitis [C11.187.183]
Keratoconjunctivitis [C11.187.183.394]
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca [C11.187.183.394.550]
Corneal Diseases [C11.204]
Keratitis [C11.204.564]
Keratoconjunctivitis [C11.204.564.585]
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca [C11.204.564.585.630]
Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases [C11.496]
Dry Eye Syndromes [C11.496.260]
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca [C11.496.260.394]

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