necrotic infectious conjunctivitis

Definition: a unilateral, suppurative, necrotic inflammation of the conjunctiva characterized by scattered, elevated white spots in the fornices and palpebral conjunctiva, and ipsilateral swelling of preauricular, parotid, and submaxillary lymph glands.

Synonym(s): Pascheff conjunctivitis

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