| membranous conjunctivitis | A severe conjunctival inflammation caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and characterised by an infiltrating membrane which on removal leaves a raw surface. Synonym: membranous conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| gonococcal conjunctivitis | A type of hyperacute, purulent conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gonorrhoeal conjunctivitis | Acute purulent conjunctivitis excited by Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Synonym: blennophthalmia, blennorrhoea conjunctivalis, gonorrhoeal conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chemical conjunctivitis | Conjunctival inflammation due to chemical irritants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granular conjunctivitis | A chronic infection of the conjunctiva due to Chlamydia trachomatis, characterised by conjunctival follicles and subsequent cicatrization. See: trachoma. Synonym: granular conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic conjunctivitis | A persistent, bilateral, conjunctival hyperaemia with scanty exudation; there is a tendency toward remission and exacerbation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic follicular conjunctivitis | Indolent inflammation of the conjunctiva, with discrete follicles in fornices that may be infective, toxic, or irritant in nature. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cicatricial conjunctivitis | A chronic progressive ocular affection that produces scarring of the conjunctiva primarily and of the cornea sequentially. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlyctenular conjunctivitis | A circumscribed conjunctivitis accompanied by the formation of small red nodules of lymphoid tissue (phlyctenulae) on the conjunctiva. Synonym: phlyctenular ophthalmia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| molluscum conjunctivitis | Conjunctivitis associated with lesions of molluscum contagiosum of the eyelid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| welder's 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) |
| Moraxella conjunctivitis | A subacute bilateral conjunctival inflammation sometimes caused by the Moraxella bacillus, marked by redness of the lateral canthi and scanty, stringy discharge that adheres to the lashes. Synonym: Moraxella conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucopurulent conjunctivitis | An obsolete term for conjunctivitis with marked hyperaemia and mucopurulent discharge, with a tendency toward spontaneous recovery. Synonym: mucopurulent conjunctivitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| conjunctivitis | <ophthalmology> Inflammation of the conjunctiva, generally consisting of conjunctival hyperaemia associated with a discharge. (18 Nov 1997) |
| conjunctivitis, acute haemorrhagic | A highly contagious disease characterised by subconjunctival haemorrhage, sudden swelling of the eyelids and congestion, redness, and pain in the eye. Epidemic conjunctivitis caused by enterovirus 70 (ev-70) was first described in africa in 1969. It is caused also by coxsackie virus a24 variant (ca24v). Epidemics by this organism have appeared most frequently in asia. (12 Dec 1998) |