Category: C

A tumor of the conjunctiva.  

Conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. In newborns this type of conjunctivitis is encountered more frequently than ophthalmia neonatorum caused by gonococci. Prophylaxis for chlamydial conjunctivitis is 1% topical silver nitrate. If the disease develops, drugs such as azithromycin, quinolones, or sulfa-based antibiotics are used.  

Conjunctivitis due to causes such as foreign bodies, bacteria, or irritation from heat, cold, or chemicals.  

An outdated allergy test in which the suspected antigen is placed in the conjunctival sac; if it is allergenic for that patient, the conjunctiva becomes red and itchy and tears are produced.  

A conclusion that is not proved but rather is assumed from incomplete evidence; a guess or speculation.  

A hypersensitivity reaction consisting of asthma and pneumonitis caused by breathing the spores of Cryptostroma corticate or Coniosporium corticate. These fungi grow under the bark of some types of trees. Workers who strip the bark from these trees may develop this condition.  

Any condition caused by inhalation of dust.  

Herniation of the brain through the foramen magnum. This is a neurological catastrophe that almost always results in death. Pneumoconiosis produced by dust such as that from asbestos or silica. This causes fibrosis to develop in the lung.  

The stalk supporting conidia.  

Dustlike calculi in gallbladder and bile ducts.