Biomaterial Database

Keratoconjunctivitis sicca due to sarcoidosis. 1957

B R JONES, and C J STEVENSON

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007637	Keratoconjunctivitis	Simultaneous inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.	Keratoconjunctivitides
D007638	Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca	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.	Sicca, Keratoconjunctivitis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012507	Sarcoidosis	An idiopathic systemic inflammatory granulomatous disorder comprised of epithelioid and multinucleated giant cells with little necrosis. It usually invades the lungs with fibrosis and may also involve lymph nodes, skin, liver, spleen, eyes, phalangeal bones, and parotid glands.	Besnier-Boeck Disease,Boeck's Sarcoid,Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann Syndrome,Boeck Disease,Boeck's Disease,Schaumann Disease,Schaumann Syndrome,Schaumann's Syndrome,Besnier Boeck Disease,Besnier Boeck Schaumann Syndrome,Boeck Sarcoid,Boecks Disease,Boecks Sarcoid,Disease, Schaumann,Sarcoid, Boeck's,Sarcoidoses,Schaumann's Syndromes,Syndrome, Besnier-Boeck-Schaumann,Syndrome, Schaumann,Syndrome, Schaumann's
D015352	Dry Eye Syndromes	Corneal and conjunctival dryness due to deficient tear production, predominantly in menopausal and post-menopausal women. Filamentary keratitis or erosion of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium may be caused by these disorders. Sensation of the presence of a foreign body in the eye and burning of the eyes may occur.	Dry Eye,Dry Eye Disease,Evaporative Dry Eye,Evaporative Dry Eye Disease,Evaporative Dry Eye Syndrome,Dry Eye Diseases,Dry Eye Syndrome,Dry Eye, Evaporative,Dry Eyes,Evaporative Dry Eyes