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Conjunctivitis in a Newborn

Conjunctivitis in a newborn is characterized by severe inflammation of the eyelid and the whites of the eyes and by discharge of pus.

Reprinted with permission of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Eye Trauma and Emergencies: A Slide-Script Program, 1985.

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