Chlamydial conjunctivitis

Description

Chlamydial conjunctivitis is often a sexually transmitted infection of conjunctiva caused by bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis serovars D-K. The symptoms include that one or both eyes will be red with a sticky discharge and swollen eyelids.

Index terms

Chlamydial conjunctivitis
Acute follicular conjunctivitis, chlamydial
Paratrachoma

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adult chlamydial keratoconjunctivitis
chronic conjunctivitis due to chlamydia trachomatis
inclusion blennorrhoea
inclusion conjunctivitis
inclusion conjunctivitis due to chlamydia trachomatis

Inclusions

Paratrachoma

Excludes

1C23 – Trachoma
KA65.0 – Neonatal conjunctivitis due to Chlamydia

Exclusions from above levels

NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1C21 – Chlamydial peritonitis
1C22 – Infections due to Chlamydia psittaci
1C23 – Trachoma
1C2Y – Other specified diseases due to chlamydiae
1C2Z – Diseases due to chlamydiae, unspecified

Foundation entity

Chlamydial conjunctivitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/223956768

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases