Neonatal conjunctivitis

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Eye

Newborn conjunctivitis; Conjunctivitis of the newborn; Ophthalmia neonatorum

• Mother with a history of a sexually transmitted disease (STD)
• Watery, bloody (serosanguineous) drainage from the infant's eyes
• Thick pus-like (purulent) drainage from the infant's eyes
• Swollen, red eyelids

• Standard ophthalmologic examination
• Slit-lamp examination to look for corneal ulceration, perforation, or other changes (called iridocyclitis and inclusion blennorrhea)
• Culture of the drainage from the eye to look for Neisseria gonorrhea and Chlamydia trachomatis

Review Date: 08/18/2006
Reviewed By: Benjamin W. Van Voorhees, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.