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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Uveitis

Uveitis

  • Inflammation of the uveal tract
  • Choroiditis
  • Inflammation of the choroid
  • Cyclitis
  • Iridocyclitis

Nature

Uveitis is an inflammation of iris, the ciliary body or the choroid.

Broader

Autoimmune disease
Presentable
Inflammation of the eye
Unpresentable
Eye diseases and disorders
Yet to rate

Narrower

Conjunctivitis
Presentable
Iritis
Unpresentable
Abscess of eye
Unpresentable
Redeye
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Glaucoma
Excellent

Aggravated by

Tuberculosis
Excellent
Toxoplasmosis
Presentable
Onchocerciasis
Presentable
Gonorrhoea
Presentable
Itchy eyes
Unpresentable

Value

Inflammation
Yet to rate

Reference

Nussenblatt: Uvetis: fundamental and practice

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Medicine » Eyesight
  • Medicine » Physiology
  • Medicine » Specific diseases
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    G1678
    DOCID
    11716780
    D7NID
    134151
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020