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ophthalmia neonatorum
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ophthalmia neonatorum - ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate dropsophthalmia, ophthalmitis - severe conjunctivitis |
ophthalmia neonatorum
ophthalmia neonatorum: see conjunctivitisconjunctivitis
, inflammation or infection of the mucosal membrane that covers the eyeball and lines the eyelid, usually acute, caused by a virus or, less often, by a bacillus, an allergic reaction, or an irritating chemical.
..... Click the link for more information. .ophthalmia neonatorum[äf′thal·mē·ə ‚nē·ə·nə′tȯr·əm] (medicine) Inflammation of the eyes in the newborn contracted during passage through the birth canal; may be gonorrheal or purulent. ophthalmia neonatorum
ophthalmia [of-thal´me-ah] severe inflammation of the eye or of the conjunctiva or deeper structures of the eye.Egyptian ophthalmia trachoma.gonorrheal ophthalmia gonorrheal conjunctivitis.ophthalmia neonato´rum any hyperacute purulent conjunctivitis, such as conjunctivitis" >gonorrheal conjunctivitis, occurring during the first 10 days of life, usually contracted during birth from infected vaginal discharge of the mother. The term formerly referred only to gonorrheal conjunctivitis, but now other types are recognized. It is prevented by instilling silver nitrate or other medication in the eyes of the newborn, although in an occasional infant silver nitrate may cause iatrogenic ophthalmia. Called also neonatal conjunctivitis.phlyctenular ophthalmia phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis.sympathetic ophthalmia granulomatous inflammation of the uveal tract of the uninjured eye following a wound involving the uveal tract of the other eye, resulting in bilateral granulomatous inflammation of the entire uveal tract. Called also sympathetic uveitis.oph·thal·mi·a ne·o·na·to·ruma conjunctival inflammation occurring within the first 10 days of life; causative agents include Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Chlamydia trachomatis. Synonym(s): blennorrhea neonatorum, infantile purulent conjunctivitis, neonatal conjunctivitisophthalmia neonatorum Acute neonatal conjunctivitis, neonatal conjunctivitis Ophthalmology Inflammation of the neonatal conjunctiva, often infection by N gonorrhoeae or Chlamydia trachomatis; ON causes blindness in up to 4000 newborns/yr in Africa Treatment Silver nitrate, erythromycin, other antibiotics; povidone-iodine may be more effective, less costly, toxic, and may reduce ocular HIV and herpes simplexoph·thal·mi·a ne·o·na·to·rum (of-thal'mē-ă nē-ō'nā-tō'rŭm) A conjunctival inflammation occurring within the first 10 days of life; causes include Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Staphylococcus spp., Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Chlamydia trachomatis.
Synonym(s): infantile purulent conjunctivitis. ophthalmia neonatorum Eye inflammation occurring in the newborn baby as a result of infection acquired during birth. The condition may be due to GONORRHOEA and this, unless treated, may lead to blindness. Routine prophylactic antibiotic eye drops are often used to prevent such an outcome.ophthalmia neonatorum
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