Inclusion conjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

Inclusion conjunctivitis caused by *Chlamydia trachomatis* is an infectious ocular condition affecting the conjunctival mucous membranes of the eye

It primarily occurs in sexually active adolescents and adults via autoinoculation from anogenital tract secretions (serotypes D through K), as well as in neonates exposed during vaginal delivery Clinically, it manifests as an acute or subacute follicular conjunctivitis characterized by conjunctival hyperemia, mucopurulent discharge, foreign body sensation, and preauricular lymphadenopathy

It primarily occurs in sexually active adolescents and adults via autoinoculation from anogenital tract secretions (serotypes D through K), as well as in neonates exposed during vaginal delivery

It primarily occurs in sexually active adolescents and adults via autoinoculation from anogenital tract secretions (serotypes D through K), as well as in neonates exposed during vaginal delivery Clinically, it manifests as an acute or subacute follicular conjunctivitis characterized by conjunctival hyperemia, mucopurulent discharge, foreign body sensation, and preauricular lymphadenopathy

Pathophysiologically, the obligate intracellular bacterium infects conjunctival epithelial cells, forming pathognomonic basophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies that incite a chronic inflammatory response

Pathophysiologically, the obligate intracellular bacterium infects conjunctival epithelial cells, forming pathognomonic basophilic intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies that incite a chronic inflammatory response