title: Conjunctivitis in children.
abstract: Conjunctivitis is a common, usually mild, self-limited problem. Pathogens vary at different ages. Conjunctivitis occurs alone or as a manifestation of a systemic infection or a systemic disease. Diagnosis can usually be established by the combination of clinical and laboratory findings. Topical, systemic or combination therapy is used, depending on the agent and extent of infection.
authors.affiliation: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelpha, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Fisher
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009878:Ophthalmia Neonatorum / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000150:complications; D014777:Virus Diseases