obsolete pseudomembranous diphtheritic conjunctivitis

A pseudomembranous conjunctivitis characterized by swollen and reddened, hot and painful lids. The Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacilli produce profuse exudation which has a tendency to coagulate on the surface of the conjunctiva to form a grayish-white membran

A pseudomembranous conjunctivitis characterized by swollen and reddened, hot and painful lids. The Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacilli produce profuse exudation which has a tendency to coagulate on the surface of the conjunctiva to form a grayish-white membrane.

Also known as: Conjunctival diphtheria; Conjunctival diphtheria (disorder); Pseudomembranous Diphtheritic Conjunctivitis