Phlyctenular conjunctivitis

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• Synonyms

  • Conjunctival phlycten

• Causes

  • Primary tuberculosis
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Candida albicans
  • Chlamydia trachomatis infection

• Treatments

  • Topical antibiotic
  • Glucocorticoid

• Description

  • "Red raised 1-3 mm nodules near limbus Caused by hypersensitivity to microbial proteins. phlyctena
  • the Greek word for blister. Classically associated with M. tuberculosis in developing countries. However
  • Staph aureus is the cause in the United States."