Phlyctenular conjunctivitis - Sanjay Manohar's Medical Browser
Phlyctenular conjunctivitis
Synonyms
Causes
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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."