Disease or Syndrome
allergic conjunctivitis
al·ler·gic con·junc·ti·vi·tis [ uh-lur-jik kuhn-juhngk-tuh-vahy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Immediate hypersensitivity; Conjunctivitis
Also called:
Atopic Conjunctivitis; Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis; Hay Fever Conjunctivitis; Perennial Allergic Conjunctivitis; Seasonal Allergic Conjunctivitis
Definitions related to allergic conjunctivitis:
  • (atopic conjunctivitis) Acute allergic conjunctivitis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Allergic Conjunctivitis is an allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • (conjunctivitis, allergic) Conjunctivitis due to hypersensitivity to various allergens.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Allergic conjunctivitis is an acute, intermittent, or chronic conjunctival inflammation usually caused by airborne allergens. Symptoms include itching, lacrimation, discharge, and conjunctival hyperemia. Diagnosis is clinical. Treatment is with topical antihistamines and mast cell stabilizers.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • The ocular surface may exhibit a wide variety of immunologic responses resulting in inflammation of the conjunctiva and cornea. In the Gell and Coombs classification system for various immunologic hypersensitivity reactions, 5 types of reactions are recognized.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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