RT Book, Section
A1 Hu, Victor H.
A1 Burton, Matthew J.
A1 Last, Anna R.
A1 Mabey, David C.
A2 Boulton, Matthew L.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182666754
T1 Trachoma
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644511
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182666754
RD 2024/04/16
AB Trachoma  is  the  leading  infectious  cause  of  blindness  worldwide  and  is  caused  by  recurrent  episodes  of  infection  with  Chlamydia  trachomatis.  Repeat  infection  is  characterized  by  inflammatory  changes  in  the  conjunctiva  in  children  with  subsequent  scarring,  corneal  opacity,  and  blindness  in  adults.  It  is  largely  found  in  poor,  rural  areas  in  low-income  countries.  Trachoma  is  an  ancient  disease  and  there  have  been  concerted  efforts  more  recently  to  eliminate  blindness  from  trachoma.