Causes of Conjunctivitis
Cause of Conjunctivitis: Can be viral, bacterial, or a reaction to allergens, eye drops or eye products.
Underlying condition causes of Conjunctivitis: The list of possible underlying conditions (see also Misdiagnosis of underlying causes of Conjunctivitis) mentioned in various sources as possible causes of Conjunctivitis includes:
- Allergies
- Bacterial eye infections
- Herpes simplex
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea
- Chlamydia trachomatis - mainly in developing countries
- Congenital chlamydia - maternal chlamydia causing conjunctivitis in newborns
- Congenital gonorrhea - maternal gonorrhea causing conjunctivitis in newborns
Conjunctivitis as a complication: Other conditions that might have Conjunctivitis as a complication might be potential underlying causes of Conjunctivitis. The list of conditions listing Conjunctivitis as a complication in our database includes:
- Dacryocystitis
- Ectropion
- Gonorrhea
- Lyme disease
- Non-Specific Urethritis
- Reiter’s syndrome
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Wegener's granulomatosis
Conjunctivitis as a symptom: Conditions listing Conjunctivitis as a symptom may also be potential underlying causes of Conjunctivitis. The list of conditions listing Conjunctivitis as a symptom in our database includes:
- Allergies
- Conjunctivitis
- Dust mite allergies
- Hay fever
- Kawasaki disease
- Leptospirosis
- Lyme disease
- Measles
- Mold allergies
- Reiter’s syndrome
Causes of Conjunctivitis: medical news summaries: The following medical news items are relevant to causes of Conjunctivitis:
- Medications can cause potentially fatal Stevens Johnson Syndrome
- Soy allergy sufferers need to be wary of many foods
Related information for causes of Conjunctivitis:
Further relevant information on causes of Conjunctivitis may be found
in the risk factors for Conjunctivitis
and underlying causes of Conjunctivitis.
Last revision:
May 26, 2003
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