Trachoma

• Published in: Nature reviews. Disease primers Vol. 8; no. 1; p. 32
• Main Authors: Solomon, Anthony W., Burton, Matthew J., Gower, Emily W., Harding-Esch, Emma M., Oldenburg, Catherine E., Taylor, Hugh R., Traoré, Lamine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 26.05.2022; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/699/255/1318; 692/699/3161; 692/699/3161/3166; 692/699/3161/3178; Blindness - etiology; Cancer Research; Child; Chlamydia; Chlamydia trachomatis; Epidemiology; Gonorrhea - complications; Humans; Infections; Internal Medicine; Medical Microbiology; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Primer; Public health; Quality of Life Research; Trachoma - complications; Trachoma - epidemiology; Trachoma - prevention & control; Trichiasis - complications; Trichiasis - etiology

Trachoma is a neglected tropical disease caused by infection with conjunctival strains of Chlamydia trachomatis. It can result in blindness. Pathophysiologically, trachoma is a disease complex composed of two linked chronic processes: a recurrent, generally subclinical infectious–inflammatory diseas...