inclusion conjunctivitis

eye disorder

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Inclusion conjunctivitis is an eye disorder caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It is characterized by small bodies observed within infected cells. This condition can affect newborns, who may contract it during birth, and sexually active adults.12

Symptoms can include redness, itching, and discharge from the eye. In newborns, it can lead to pneumonia or an eye disease known as neonatal conjunctivitis. In adults, it can be transmitted through sexual contact and may occur alongside gonorrhea infections. Antibiotic treatment is typically effective for inclusion conjunctivitis.12

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Inclusion conjunctivitis, so called because of the small bodies that are observed within (“included in”) the infected cells, is also caused by C. trachomatis. This disease occurs in newborns, who become infected when passing through the birth canal, and in sexually active adults, who often…
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Inclusion conjunctivitis, so called because of the small bodies that are observed within (“included in”) the infected cells, is also caused by C. trachomatis. This disease occurs in newborns, who become infected when passing through the birth canal, and in sexually active adults, who often…
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