trachoma
infectious disease in humans caused by bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis that causes a roughening of the inner surface of the eyelids
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
trachoma is a class of disease[1]. trachoma ranks in the top 3% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,391 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: symptom or sign[3]
- Subclass of: commensal bacterial infectious disease[4], bacterial conjunctivitis[5], neglected tropical disease[6], chlamydia infection[7], eye disease[8], infectious disease[9]
- Commons category: Trachoma[10]
- ICPC 2 ID: F86[11]
- Has cause: Chlamydia trachomatis[12]
- Medical examination: physical examination[13], microbiological culture[14], immunofluorescence microscopy[15], polymerase chain reaction[16]
- Possible treatment: antibiotic[17], surgical procedure[18]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20]
- ICD-9-CM: 076.9[21], 076[22], 076.0[23], 076.1[24]
- Health specialty: infectious diseases[25], ophthalmology[26]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: sulfacetamide[27], sulfisoxazole diolamine[28], azithromycin[29], tetracycline[30]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_11265[31], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:11265[32]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[33]
Why It Matters
trachoma has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] trachoma is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]