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trachoma
Chronic, contagious microbial inflammation of the conjunctiva, with hypertrophy.
Etiology:
- Chlamydia trachomatis
Epidemiology: contagious
Clinical manifestations:
1) chronic infection
2) conjunctival inflammation & hypertrophy
3) minute yellow-gray translucent granules
Related
Chlamydia trachomatis
conjunctiva (Cj)
General
bacterial infection
eye infection (ocular infection)
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999