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Conjunctivitis: Conditions
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C trachomatis is the most common cause of chronic follicular conjunctivitis. Inclusion conjunctivitis is an important cause of ophthalmia neonatorum. The condition damages the cornea, causing cloudy areas and a growth of new blood vessels.Inclusion conjunctivitis affects four of 1,000 (0.4%) live births. Approximately half of the infants born to untreated infected mothers will develop the disease. Another type of conjunctivitis is caused by Neisseria gonorrhea (gonorrhea), a sexually transmitted disease that ... may spread to the eye.
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Allergic conjunctivitis is characterized by ocular redness and itching. Tearing (clear tears), crusting of the eye lids and photophobia may ... be seen. The condition is often recurrent, and seasonal. Children who have allergic conjunctivitis often have a history of other atopic diseases, particularly allergic rhinitis, eczema or asthma.
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Acute conjunctivitis is usually a benign, self-limited condition or one that is easily treated. When making a diagnosis of acute conjunctivitis, one needs to make certain that sight-threatening and pathologic processes have been ruled out. In contrast to acute conjunctivitis, these entities, such as acute angle closure glaucoma, iritis, and infectious keratitis, must be managed by ophthalmologists, and will not be discussed here.
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Adenovirus is by far the most common cause of viral conjunctivitis, although the condition can ... be caused by other viruses. Viral conjunctivitis often occurs in community epidemics, with the virus transmitted in schools, workplaces and physicians' offices. The usual modes of transmission are contaminated fingers, medical instruments and swimming pool water.4 Proper hand and instrument washing following patient contact can help to reduce the spread of this highly contagious infection.18
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Because conjunctivitis is so contagious, most schools insist that children be treated and the condition clear before returning to school. Usually, the condition improves in a few days, so time away from school or work due to conjunctivitis is usually minimal.
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Pink-eye is the lay term for acute follicular conjunctivitis. This condition occurs in small epidemics and was once known as "dockyard workers conjunctivitis", when it was described amongst workmen during the Second World War.
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