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  2. Punctate epithelial erosions - Wikipedia

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    Acute bacterial conjunctivitis [1] Trauma; Exposure keratopathy from poor eyelid closure; Ultraviolet or chemical burn; Contact lens-related disorder such as toxicity or tight lens syndrome; Trichiasis; Entropion or ectropion; Floppy eyelid syndrome; Chemotherapy i.e. cytosine arabinoside; Thygeson's Superficial Punctate Keratopathy

  3. Conjunctivitis - Wikipedia

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    An eye with bacterial conjunctivitis. Bacteria are responsible for approximately 70% of conjunctivitis in children and less than 20% of cases in adults. [7] Common bacteria responsible for bacterial conjunctivitis are Staphylococcus including Staph aureus, Streptococcus such as strep pneumoniae, [10] Haemophilus species and Moraxella ...

  4. Skin infection - Wikipedia

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    A skin infection is an infection of the skin in humans and other animals, that can also affect the associated soft tissues such as loose connective tissue and mucous membranes. [ citation needed ] They comprise a category of infections termed skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs), or skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), [ 1 ] and acute ...

  5. "Conjunctivitis basically means inflammation of the conjunctiva, which is the clear part that covers the white part of the eyes," says Dr. Sumitra Khandelwal, an associate professor of ...

  6. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common Skin Rashes

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    Psoriasis. What it looks like: Psoriasis causes patches of thickened skin, most often with silver, scaly flakes.It’s usually found around the elbows, feet, knees, palms, and you can even have ...

  7. Mucopurulent discharge - Wikipedia

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    In ophthalmology, mucopurulent discharge from the eyes, and caught in the eyelashes, is a hallmark sign of bacterial conjunctivitis. The normal buildup of tears, mucus, and dirt (compare rheum) that appears at the edge of the eyelids after sleep is not mucopurulent discharge, as it does not contain pus. Vaginal discharge

  8. Moraxella lacunata - Wikipedia

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    Moraxella lacunata was first described independently by Victor Morax (1896) and Theodor Axenfeld (1897), hence the alternate name "Morax-Axenfeld diplobacilli" and the name of eye infection in humans is sometimes called Morax-Axenfeld conjunctivitis.

  9. Skin and skin structure infection - Wikipedia

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    Skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs), also referred to as skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs), [1] or acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs), [2] are infections of skin and associated soft tissues (such as loose connective tissue and mucous membranes).