Ophthalmia neonatorum

An infection of the eye by the gonococcal bacterium of a newborn infant.


Conjunctivitis of a newborn baby, beginning 21 days after birth, caused by infection in the birth canal.


Ophthalmia neonatorum is an eye inflammation in newborns, often accompanied by a discharge. It typically arises from exposure to gonorrhea or chlamydia during birth. Antibiotic medications are used for its treatment.


An inflammatory condition in a newborn baby resulting in abundant eye discharge, usually contracted from its mother due to gonorrheal infection of the eyes.


 


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