Disease or Syndrome
viral conjunctivitis
vi·ral con·junc·ti·vi·tis [ vahy-ruhl kuhn-juhngk-tuh-vahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Eye Infections, Viral; Conjunctivitis
Definitions related to viral conjunctivitis:
  • Conjunctivitis resulting from viral infection.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Conjunctivitis that is caused by a virus.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (conjunctivitis, viral) Inflammation, often mild, of the conjunctiva caused by a variety of viral agents. Conjunctival involvement may be part of a systemic infection.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Viral conjunctivitis is a highly contagious acute conjunctival infection usually caused by an adenovirus. Symptoms include irritation, photophobia, and watery discharge. Diagnosis is clinical; sometimes viral cultures or immunodiagnostic testing is indicated. Infection is self-limited, but severe cases sometimes require topical...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Viral conjunctivitis, or pinkeye (see the image below), is a common, self-limiting condition that is typically caused by adenovirus. Other viruses that can be responsible for conjunctival infection include herpes simplex virus (HSV), varicella-zoster virus (VZV), picornavirus (enterovirus 70, Coxsackie A24), poxvirus (molluscum...
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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