Neonatal ophthalmitis: Eye discharge in newborns. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Neonatal ophthalmitis is available below.
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Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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