Konjunktivitis

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Conjunctivitis

Medical condition (new).image

An eye with viral conjunctivitis.jpg

Medical condition (new).caption

An eye with viral conjunctivitis

Medical condition (new).field

Ophthalmology, optometry

Medical condition (new).synonyms

Pink eye, Madras eye

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Reddish eye, scratchiness

Medical condition (new).duration

Viral conjunctivitis: up to two weeks

Medical condition (new).causes

Viral, bacterial, allergies

Medical condition (new).diagnosis

Based on symptoms, microbial culture

Medical condition (new).prevention

Handwashing

Medical condition (new).treatment

Based on underlying cause

Medical condition (new).frequency

3–6 million per year (US)

via Wikipedia infobox

• Conjunctivitis: Diagnosis and Management.ReviewAmerican family physician · 2024Winters S, Frazier W, Winters J
• Conjunctivitis: a systematic review of diagnosis and treatment.JAMA · 2013Azari AA, Barney NPDOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.280318
• Viral Conjunctivitis.ReviewViruses · 2023Muto T, Imaizumi S, Kamoi KDOI: 10.3390/v15030676
• Conjunctivitis: A review.ReviewAustralian journal of general practice · 2024Gin C, Crock C, Wells KDOI: 10.31128/AJGP-09-23-6960
• Allergic Conjunctivitis: An Update.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2022Mueller ADOI: 10.1007/164_2021_491
• Conjunctivitis.ReviewPrimary care · 2015Alfonso SA, Fawley JD, Alexa Lu XDOI: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.05.001
• Neonatal Conjunctivitis.ReviewNeoReviews · 2022Khan A, Anders A, Cardonell MDOI: 10.1542/neo.23-9-e603
• Conjunctivitis.ReviewAmerican family physician · 1998Morrow GL, Abbott RL

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Wikidata facts

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symptom or sign

Image

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