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Med Sante Trop
; 29(3): 256-258, 2019 Aug 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31573518
ABSTRACT
A newborn 3 hours old newborn presented bilateral eyelid edema with erythema and inflammatory hypertrophy of the palpebral conjunctiva. PCR of the conjunctival swabbing showed the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis DNA. Treatment with erythromycin suspension 125 mg/5 ml was initiated, supplemented by topical application of oxytetracycline ointment 1% and Azyter eye drops.