ophthalmia neonatorum
MONDO:0004854Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names ophthalmia neonatorum yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Inflammation of the conjunctiva in a newborn due to chemical or infectious causes. Aseptic conjunctivitis is often related to the use of prophylactic medications for infectious conjunctivitis. Septic conjunctivitis is related to perinatal exposure to microorganisms.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004854), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: ophthalmia neonatorum
- Also called
- gonococcal conjunctivitis (neonatorum)neonatal conjunctivitis