Canaliculitis (medical condition): A bacterial infection from the order of Actinobacteria. The range of symptoms is variable depending on which bacteria from the order is involved.
See also:
Actinomycetales infection:
»Introduction: Actinomycetales infection
»Symptoms of Actinomycetales infection
Canaliculitis: Inflammation of the lacrimal canaliculus. [canaliculus + G. -itis, inflammation]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Canaliculitis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Canaliculitis, or a subtype of Canaliculitis,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Canaliculitis: Another name for Actinomycetales infection (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Actinomycetales infection
»Symptoms of Actinomycetales infection
Some of the symptoms of Canaliculitis incude:
See full list of 16 symptoms of Canaliculitis (Actinomycetales infection)
Canaliculitis (symptom): See Canaliculitis (symptom information).
Source - NIH
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