Conjunctivitis, Allergic

Introduction: Conjunctivitis, Allergic

Description of Conjunctivitis, Allergic

Conjunctivitis, Allergic (medical condition): Allergic conjunctivitis is an allergic reaction which causes inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eye (thin clear lining covering the eye).

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Allergic conjunctivitis:
  »Introduction: Allergic conjunctivitis
  »Symptoms of Allergic conjunctivitis
  »Treatments for Allergic conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis, Allergic: Conjunctivitis due to hypersensitivity to various allergens.
Source: MeSH 2007

Conjunctivitis, Allergic: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Conjunctivitis, Allergic:

• Conjunctivitis (241 causes)
• Allergic
• Allergic disease
• Allergic disorder

Conjunctivitis, Allergic as a Disease

Conjunctivitis, Allergic: Another name for Allergic conjunctivitis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Allergic conjunctivitis
  »Symptoms of Allergic conjunctivitis
  »Treatments for Allergic conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis, Allergic: Related Diseases

Conjunctivitis, Allergic: Conjunctivitis, Allergic is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Conjunctivitis

Symptoms of Conjunctivitis, Allergic (Allergic conjunctivitis)

Some of the symptoms of Conjunctivitis, Allergic incude:

• Red eyes
• Swelling of conjunctiva
• Itchy eyes
• Teary eyes
• Eyelid swelling

See full list of 8 symptoms of Conjunctivitis, Allergic (Allergic conjunctivitis)

Treatments for Conjunctivitis, Allergic (Allergic conjunctivitis)

Treatments for Conjunctivitis, Allergic (Allergic conjunctivitis) include:

• There is no cure and treatment is aimed at managing symptoms: Avoid allergen and use antihistamines (eye drops or tablets) as required. Immunotherapy may help in some cases

Read more about treatments for Conjunctivitis, Allergic

Treatment of Conjunctivitis, Allergic: For more treatment information about Conjunctivitis, Allergic, see treatment of Allergic conjunctivitis (Conjunctivitis, Allergic)

Conjunctivitis, Allergic: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Conjunctivitis, Allergic:

• atopic keratoconjunctivitis
• AKC
• giant papillary conjunctivitis
• GPC
• perennial allergic conjunctivitis
• PAC
• seasonal allergic conjunctivitis
• SAC
• vernal keratoconjunctivitis
• VKC
• eye allergies
• ocular allergies

Terms associated with Conjunctivitis, Allergic:

Terms Similar to Conjunctivitis, Allergic:

• Allergic Conjunctivitis
• Conjunctivitis, Atopic
• Conjunctivitis, Giant Papillary
• Conjunctivitis, Vernal
• Keratoconjunctivitis, Vernal

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Conjunctivitis, Allergic

• Conjunctivitis
• Hypersensitivity, Immediate

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Conjunctivitis, Allergic

The following list attempts to classify Conjunctivitis, Allergic into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Eye Diseases
  • Conjunctival Diseases
    • Conjunctivitis
      • Conjunctivitis, Allergic

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Immune System Diseases
  • Hypersensitivity
    • Hypersensitivity, Immediate
      • Conjunctivitis, Allergic

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