Neonatal Conjunctivitis
Alternate Names : Ophthalmia Neonatorum
What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?
Neonatal conjunctivitis caused by a bacteria causes the following symptoms:
discharge from the eye that may contain pus
redness and swelling of the conjunctiva
swelling of the eyelid
If the infection progresses deeper into the eye, the following symptoms may occur:
clouding of the cornea, which is the normally clear covering of the
eye
fever
marked redness of the eye
severe eye pain
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