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Eye: Inflammation of Conjunctiva (Conjunctivitis)
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Eye: Inflammation of Conjunctiva (Conjunctivitis)
Conjunctivitis is an eye condition where the eyes become red, itchy and watery. It is highly contagious. It occurs when the conjunctiva (the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids) becomes inflamed.
Symptom classification
Body areaEyes
Conditions linked to this sign/symptom
30- Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis
- Adult Inclusion Conjunctivitis
- Avian Influenza
- Chlamydia
- Cicatricial Pemphigoid
- Conjunctivitis
- Crohns Disease
- Edema of The Bulbar Conjunctiva
- Gonococcal Infection
- Herpes Simplex Keratitis
- Herpes Zoster
- Influenza
- Kawasaki Disease
- Keratitis
- Measles
- Neonatal Conjunctivitis
- Neonatal Herpes Simplex Virus Infection
- Preseptal Cellulitis
- Psittacosis
- Reactive Arthritis
- Relapsing Polychondritis
- Rubella
- Scrub Typhus
- Stevens Johnson Syndrome
- Trench Fever
- Tumors of The Orbit
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Vitamin A Deficiency
- Wegeners Granulomatosis
- Yersinia Infection