Unit 9: Red Eye
4: Chlamydial Conjunctivitis
May cause conjunctivitis:
- Spread is by direct contact with infected genital secretions
- Direct eye to eye contact
Diagnosis can be difficult. Assess risk of sexually transmitted infection
Source: EyeRounds.org. Contributor: Jordan M. Graff, M.D., University of Iowa.
Sexually transmitted infection associated with:
| Men | Urethritis |
|---|---|
| Proctitis | |
| Epididymitis | |
| Prostatitis |
| Women | Cystitis |
|---|---|
| Cervicitis | |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease |