Reiter syndrome, a reactive arthritis secondary to an immune-mediated response, has been associated with a primary chlamydial infection. It may present as asymmetric polyarthritis, urethritis, inflammatory eye disease, mouth ulcers, circinate balanitis, and keratoderma blennorrhagica. Its etiology may...
It is a real challenge to combat Chlamydial infection as it is an intracellular pathogen. Hence, it is essential to determine the most potential targets of C.t in order to inhibit or suppress its virulence during its infectious phase. Thus, in this study, the highly expressed-cum-most ...
In males, the infection may spread to epididymis causing epididymitis or sterility. Infants may develop pneumonia or eye problems, if born of infected mothers. Reactive arthritis, a combination of arthritis, conjunctivitis and urethritis, may also develop in some cases. Prognosis : If the prescri...
In pregnant women, untreated Chlamydia has been reported to cause premature birth of babies. The child is also at high risk of neonatal pneumonia, eye infection and even blindness. For the safety of your sexual partner and children, it is important to get lab tests done, if any of the sym...
Chlamydial infection can cause disease in many organ systems, including the genitourinary tract. Chlamydiae are small gram-negative obligate intracellular microorganisms that preferentially infect squamocolumnar epithelial cells.
Chlamydiais an infection that is caused by bacteria. It is one of the mostcommon sexually transmitted diseasesin the U.S. This infection is easily spread because it often causes no symptoms. That means you can pass chlamydia to sexual partners without knowing it. Among people with chlamydia, ...
infection. Between 25 to 50 percent of these babies will develop an eye infection (conjunctivitis) a few days to a few weeks after birth. (The medicated drops or ointments put in your baby’s eyes soon after birth to prevent gonorrheal conjunctivitis generally don’t prevent chlamydial eye ...
Women can also give chlamydia to a baby during childbirth, causing a genital or rectal infection in the infant that may last for a year or longer. Chlamydia can also cause serious eye infections or pneumonia in infants. [2] Chlamydia trachomatiscan also trigger a less common disease in men ...
Someone can even get a Chlamydia infection in the eye through oral or genital contact with the eyes, but this isn’t common. Chlamydia Symptoms No signs and symptoms are usually not shown in many people. They are usually noticeable within one to three weeks of contact when they do occur. ...
If chlamydia spreads to the eyes, it can cause eye infections and blindness. In women, the infection can spread to the uterus and fallopian tube, and if an infected mother transfer the infection to her baby, it can cause pneumonia or an eye infection that could result in blindness. So ...