Diseases

Inclusion Conjunctivitis

An infection of the eyes characterized 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 etiological 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.

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An infection of the eyes characterized 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 etiological 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.

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  • Blennorrhea, Inclusion
  • Conjunctivitis, Inclusion
  • Blennorrheas, Inclusion
  • Conjunctivitides, Inclusion
  • Inclusion Blennorrhea
  • Inclusion Blennorrheas
  • Inclusion Conjunctivitides

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

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  1. C01w.150.252w.289.225.250
  2. C01w.150.252w.400w.210.125w.245
  3. C01w.375.354.220.250
  4. C11w.187.183w.220.250
  5. C11w.294.354.220.250

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Inclusion Conjunctivitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003235. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003235
  2. Inclusion Conjunctivitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18554606