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What is Conjunctivitis?


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 This article is about conjunctivitis which is a serious disease of our eye.so we should know about it please read the article fully to learn about concjunctivitis, Types and diagnosis of conjunctivitis.

 Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, characterized by cellular infiltration and exudation.
Two types of conjunctivitis –
·        Infective conjunctivits
·        Allergic conjunctivitis.
Diagnosis of Conjnuctivitis
1.     The history.
2.     Clinical examination, and
3.     Laboratory investigations.
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 The History
·        Unilateral or bilateral .
·        Involvement of the other members of the family of community.
·        Exposure to toxins, or chemicals.
·        Associated symptoms – e.g; fever, pharyngitis, rhinitis, urethritis etc.
Clinical Examinations
·        The type of discharge.
·        The characterstics of conjunctival reaction and
·        Pre-auricular lymphadenopathy.
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Laboratory investigations
·        Severe purulent conjunctivitis- to indetify the pathogens sensitivity pattern.
·        Follicular conjunctivitis- to differentiate viral from chlamydial infection.
·        Chronic or recurrent conjunctivitis- to find out aetiological diagnosis.
·        Opthalmia neonatorum.
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