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Conjunctivitis
- See Also
- Acute Red Eye
- Conjunctivitis in Newborns
- Causes
- Infectious
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Bacterial Conjunctivitis
- Non-Infectious
- Allergic
- Dry eye
- Toxic or chemical reaction
- Contact lens use
- Occult Conjunctival neoplasm
- Foreign body
- Factitious
- Idiopathic
- Differential Diagnosis Red Eye
- Keratitis
- Episcleritis
- Uveitis
- Acute Iritis
- Scleritis
- Narrow Angle Glaucoma
- Subconjunctival Hemorrhage
- Symptoms
- Eye Discharge
- Bacterial Conjunctivitis: Mucoid, purulent discharge
- Viral Conjunctivitis: Watery discharge
- Allergic Conjunctivitis: Mucoid discharge
- Eye Pain minimal
- Scratchy foreign body sensation
- Worse pain in Corneal Injury, Iritis and Glaucoma
- Photophobia minimal
- Worse in acute Iritis
- Signs
- Conjunctiva erythema
- Palpebral Conjunctiva injection
- Diffuse erythema over bulbar Conjunctiva
- Cornea normal
- Epithelial defect in Corneal Injury
- Fluorescein stain
- Diffusely cloudy in acute Glaucoma
- Visual Acuity normal
- Vision blurred in acute Iritis and Corneal Injury
- Vision markedly reduced (<20/200) in acute Glaucoma
- Pupil size and reactivity normal
- Small pupil in Corneal Injury or Iritis
- Dilated non-reactive pupil in Glaucoma
- Intraocular Pressure normal
- Elevated in acute Glaucoma
- No Ciliary Flush
- Contrast with Iritis and Glaucoma
- Preauricular Lymphadenopathy
- Seen in Viral Conjunctivitis (not in bacterial)
- Management
- See Specific management protocols
- See Viral Conjunctivitis
- See Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis
- See Bacterial Conjunctivitis
- See Allergic Conjunctivitis
- See Gonococcal Conjunctivitis
- See Herpes Simplex Keratitis
- See Vernal Conjunctivitis
- Resources (Include Patient Education)
- See Conjunctivitis Resources
Conjunctivitis (C0009763)
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| Definition (CSP) | inflammation of the mucous membrane that lines the inner surface of the eyelids and the anterior part of the sclera; also called pinkeye and redeye. |
| Definition (NCI) | Conjunctivitis; inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047)
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| ICD9 | 372.30 |
| English | Conjunctivitides, Conjunctivitis, Inflammation of conjunctiva, Unspecified conjunctivitis |
| Spanish | conjuntivitis, conjuntivitis no especificada, inflamación de la conjuntiva, inflamacion de la conjuntiva |
| Credits | Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)
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