eye disorders
Adult Inclusion Conjunctivitis
Introduction
Adult inclusion conjunctivitis is caused by sexually transmittedChlamydia trachomatis. Symptoms include chronic unilateral hyperemia and mucopurulent discharge. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is with systemic antibiotics. Adult inclusion conjunctivitis, which makes up 1.8 to 5.6%of all cases of acute conjunctivitis, is caused byChlamydia trachomatisserotypes D through K. In most instances, adult inclusion conjunctivitis results from sexual contact with a person who has a genital infection. Usually, patients have acquired a new sex partner in the preceding 2 months. Genital infections are present in up to 54% of males and 74% of females. Rarely, adult inclusion conjunctivitis is acquired from contaminated, incompletely chlorinated swimming pool water. (See also Overview of Conjunctivitis and 