Suppurative inflammation of the tissues of the internal structures of the eye frequently associated with an infection.

Annotation

restrict to endophthalmitis as a specific disease entity, not as a coordinate for inflammation of specific internal parts of the eye: these are available as -ITIS terms; ophthalmitis goes here; PANOPHTHALMITIS is also available: inflammation of all structures of the eye; EGYPTIAN OPHTHALMIA see TRACHOMA is also available

DUI

D009877 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0015321

History note

90; was OPHTHALMIA 1966-89

Online note

use ENDOPHTHALMITIS to search OPHTHALMIA 1966-89

Public note

90; was OPHTHALMIA 1966-89