Chlamydial Conjunctivitis - Case Series

Mirjana . A Janicijevic-Petrovic; Tatjana S. Sarenac-Vulovic; Svetlana Paunovic; Katarina M. Janicijevic; Dejan D. Vulovic; Dragan I. Vujic

Mirjana . A Janicijevic-Petrovic Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Centre in Kragujevac, Serbia
Tatjana S. Sarenac-Vulovic Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Centre in Kragujevac, Serbia
Svetlana Paunovic Clinic of Ophthalmology, Clinical Centre in Kragujevac, Serbia
Katarina M. Janicijevic Faculty of Medical Sciences, University in Kragujevac, Serbia
Dejan D. Vulovic Faculty of Medical Sciences, University in Kragujevac, Serbia
Dragan I. Vujic State University in Novi Pazar, Serbia

Keywords: Chlamydia trachomatis, conjunctivitis, diagnostic, therapy

Abstract

Chlamydia trachomatis is infectious cause of eye and genital disease. Chlamydial conjunctivitis is most common cause of follicular conjunctivitis. Authors observed conjunctivitis in newborn, during labor of infected birth canal (conjunctivitis inclusoria neonatorum); pool conjunctivitis in man with urethritis (conjunctivitis inclusoria adultorum - Reiter's syndrome) and women with the pseudophakia - iatrogenic infection.Patients presented - hemosis, hyperemia, exsudation and corneal problems. Giemsa staining of conjunctival scrapings revealed cytoplasmic inclusion bodies. Conjunctival smears showed lymphocytes, mononucleares and epithelial cells. Chlamydial conjunctivitis was diagnostic by immunofluorescence assay. Positive therapeutic effects showed treatment with erithromycin and doxicycline.

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