trachoma

Introduction

Chronic, contagious microbial inflammation of the conjunctiva, with hypertrophy.

Etiology

• Chlamydia trachomatis

Epidemiology

contagious

Clinical manifestations

• chronic infection
• conjunctival inflammation & hypertrophy
• minute yellow-gray translucent granules

More general terms

• bacterial infection
• eye infection (ocular infection)

Additional terms

• Chlamydia trachomatis
• conjunctiva (Cj)