acute conjunctivitis

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• Conjunctivitis — Pinkeye redirects here. For the South Park episode, see Pinkeye (South Park). For the 2008 film, see Pink Eye (film). Conjunctivitis Classification and external resources File:Joy pink eye cropped.JPG An eye with viral conjunctivitis. ICD 10 H …   Wikipedia

• acute contagious conjunctivitis — acute epidemic conjunctivitis a mucopurulent, epidemic type of conjunctivitis caused by Haemophilus aegyptius, occurring in the spring or fall, with the same symptoms as acute catarrhal conjunctivitis. Called also pinkeye …   Medical dictionary

• Conjunctivitis — Inflammation of the conjuctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids and the membranes covering the whites of the eyes. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses, allergy provoking agents, irritants and toxic agents.… …   Medical dictionary

• acute catarrhal conjunctivitis — an acute, infectious type of conjunctivitis with coldlike symptoms and hyperemia, edema, loss of translucence, and a mucous or mucopurulent discharge. Called also mucopurulent c., simple c., and simple acute c …   Medical dictionary

• conjunctivitis — pink eye; n. inflammation of the conjunctiva, which becomes red and swollen and produces a watery or pus containing discharge. It causes discomfort rather than pain and does not usually affect vision. Conjunctivitis may be caused by infection by… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• purulent conjunctivitis — acute conjunctivitis caused by bacteria or viruses, particularly gonococci, meningococci, pneumococci, and streptococci, characterized by severe inflammation of the conjunctiva and copious discharge of pus …   Medical dictionary

• inclusion conjunctivitis — n an infectious disease esp. of newborn infants characterized by acute conjunctivitis and the presence of large inclusion bodies and caused by a chlamydia (C. trachomatis) * * * a sexually transmitted disease caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. It… …   Medical dictionary

• simple conjunctivitis — simple acute conjunctivitis acute catarrhal c …   Medical dictionary

• acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis — a highly contagious disease, certain epidemics of which have been associated etiologically with enteroviruses, characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage varying from minute petechiae to confluent hemorrhages, and by sudden swelling of the… …   Medical dictionary

• epidemic conjunctivitis — acute contagious c …   Medical dictionary

• mucopurulent conjunctivitis — acute catarrhal c …   Medical dictionary