| conjunctivitis, inclusion | An infection of the eyes characterised by the presence in conjunctival epithelial cells of inclusion bodies indistinguishable from those of trachoma. It is acquired by infants during birth and by adults from swimming pools. The aetiological agent is chlamydia trachomatis whose natural habitat appears to be the genito-urinary tract. Inclusion conjunctivitis is a less severe disease than trachoma and usually clears up spontaneously. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| conjunctivitis medicamentosa | A conjunctivitis caused by medicine or toxin instilled into the conjunctival sac. Synonym: toxicogenic conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjunctivitis petrificans | An obsolete term for a condition in which the palpebral conjunctiva contains minute yellow concretions. Synonym: conjunctivitis petrificans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjunctivitis tularensis | One of the causes of Parinaud's conjunctivitis. Synonym: tularaemic conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis tularensis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjunctivitis, viral | Inflammation, often mild, of the conjunctiva caused by a variety of viral agents. Conjunctival involvement may be part of a systemic infection. (12 Dec 1998) |
| prairie conjunctivitis | An obsolete term for a chronic conjunctivitis, characterised by the presence of small white spots on the palpebral conjunctiva, especially of the lower lid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudomembranous conjunctivitis | A non-specific inflammatory reaction characterised by the appearance on the conjunctiva of a coagulated fibrinous plaque that may be peeled off from intact epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purulent conjunctivitis | A violently acute inflammation of the conjunctiva, with copious pus and a marked tendency for corneal involvement. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis | Conjunctivitis caused by Neisseria gonorrhoea and marked by swollen congested conjunctiva, edematous eyelids, and a purulent discharge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| simple conjunctivitis | Acute viral conjunctivitis, self-limited and of short duration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| snow conjunctivitis | Acute keratoconjunctivitis resulting from exposure to intense ultraviolet irradiation. Synonym: actinic conjunctivitis, arc-flash conjunctivitis, flash keratoconjunctivitis, ophthalmia nivalis, snow conjunctivitis, welder's conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| squirrel plague conjunctivitis | One of the causes of Parinaud's conjunctivitis. Synonym: tularaemic conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis tularensis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| necrotic infectious conjunctivitis | A unilateral, suppurative, necrotic inflammation of the conjunctiva characterised by scattered, elevated white spots in the fornices and palpebral conjunctiva, and ipsilateral swelling of preauricular, parotid, and submaxillary lymph glands. Synonym: Pascheff's conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neonatal conjunctivitis | Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is neisseria gonorrhoeae. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| swimming pool conjunctivitis | A non-specific red-eye that can be caused by pool chlorination, adenovirus, and rarely, Chlamydia. (05 Mar 2000) |