Notes from the Field: Conjunctivitis Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans --- Missouri, 2018

On December 12, 2018, an immunocompromised man with non-Hodgkin ' s lymphoma, aged 73 years, was evaluated by an ophthalmologist for left eyelid redness, swelling, and eye discharge and received a diagnosis of ligneous (pseudomembranous) conjunctivitis.
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Category: American Health Tags: Conjunctivitis MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Pseudomonas Source Type: news