Conjunctivitis

Japanese: conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis

…This also causes the salivary glands to atrophy, resulting in dry mouth. It is also accompanied by rheumatoid arthritis symptoms, and is generally called Sjögren's syndrome, and ophthalmologically it is called keratoconjunctivitis sicca. Secondary xerosis of the conjunctiva can be caused by chemical burns from acids or alkalis, conjunctival scarring as a sequela of trachoma, Stevens-Johnson syndrome caused by drug allergies, or, although rare in Japan, by vitamin A deficiency. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "conjunctivitis" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…これは同時に唾液腺も萎縮するので口も渇く。さらにリウマチによる関節炎症状をも伴い,全身的にはシェーグレン症候群Sjögren syndromeと呼ばれ,眼科的には乾性角結膜炎keratoconjunctivitis siccaと呼ばれる。続発性の結膜乾燥症には,酸,アルカリ等による薬傷,トラコーマ後遺症としての結膜の瘢痕(はんこん)化によるもの,薬剤アレルギーによって発症するスティーブンズ=ジョンソン症候群Stevens‐Johnson syndromeによるもの,あるいは,日本では少ないが,ビタミンA欠乏症によるものがある。…

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