granular conjunctivitis


tra·cho·ma·tous con·junc·ti·vi·tis

a chronic infection of the conjunctiva due to Chlamydia trachomatis, characterized by conjunctival follicles and subsequent cicatrization.
See also: trachoma. Synonym(s): granular conjunctivitis

tra·cho·ma·tous con·junc·ti·vi·tis

(tră-kō'mă-tŭs kŏn-jŭngk'ti-vī'tis) A chronic infection of the conjunctiva due to Chlamydia trachomatis, characterized by conjunctival follicles and subsequent cicatrization.
See also: trachoma
Synonym(s): granular conjunctivitis.

granular conjunctivitis

Acute contagious inflammatory conjunctivitis with granular elevations on the lids that ulcerate and scar. See also: conjunctivitis