Catalog

Contact blepharoconjunctivitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Contact blepharoconjunctivitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1096051270

Contact blepharoconjunctivitis comprises both allergic and irritant contact reactions to substances in contact with eyelid skin and/or conjunctiva. It presents clinically with: itching and burning of the eyelids and conjunctivae; oedema, erythema, exudation, crusting and scale of eyelid skin; and conjunctival erythema and oedema.