"Blepharoptosis" 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.
Drooping of the upper lid due to deficient development or paralysis of the levator palpebrae muscle.
| Descriptor ID |
D001763
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C11.338.204
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| Concept/Terms |
Blepharoptosis- Blepharoptosis
- Blepharoptoses
- Ptosis, Eyelid
- Eyelid Ptoses
- Eyelid Ptosis
- Ptoses, Eyelid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blepharoptosis" by people in Profiles.
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COVID-19 triggering mucormycosis in a susceptible patient: a new phenomenon in the developing world? BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Apr 27; 14(4).
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Ptosis and COVID-19: An Unusual Initial Finding. Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2021 04 08; 23(2).
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Oculomotor nerve palsy in an asymptomatic child with COVID-19. J AAPOS. 2021 06; 25(3):169-170.
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[Multiple infectious cranial nerve palsies in COVID-19]. J Fr Ophtalmol. 2020 Dec; 43(10):e351-e353.
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Acute bilateral eyelid swelling in a 5-year-old child. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2020 12; 105(6):335-375.
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Intense, Instantaneous, and Shooting Pain During Local Anesthesia for Implant Surgery. J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Nov; 29(8):2287-2290.
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Subacute Progressive Ptosis, Ophthalmoplegia, Gait Instability, and Cognitive Changes. JAMA Neurol. 2018 10 01; 75(10):1284-1285.
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Myasthenia gravis unmasked by imatinib. Br J Haematol. 2019 02; 184(3):321.
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Human Usutu Virus Infection with Atypical Neurologic Presentation, Montpellier, France, 2016. Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 05; 24(5):875-878.
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The Aesthetic Analyzing of Midface Ratio After Folding Aponeurosis of Levator Palpebrae Superioris Muscle in the Ptosis Correction. J Craniofac Surg. 2018 Mar; 29(2):482-485.