Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Neonatal conjunctivitis (ophthalmia neonatorum)
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- Ophthalmia neonatorum = any conjunctivitis in the first 4 weeks of life. Originally referred specifically to gonococcal disease. Timing of onset after birth is the key diagnostic guide - it reflects the incubation period of the causative organism.
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