Blennorrhea

As blennorrhoea or blennorrhoea (e) (from the Greek blẹnnos , "slime") refers to the secretion of pus by a mucous membrane . The best known form is probably the purulent secretion of the nasal mucous membranes in colds (rhinoblennorrhea). Blennorrhoea alveolaris is a broad form .

Often the term refers to the blennorrhoea the conjunctiva (Blepharoblennorrhoe, Ophthalmoblennorhoe ) as a associated with mucous or purulent conjunctivitis form of conjunctivitis , the term but also with gonorrhea (gonorrhea) than Gonoblennorrhoe associated.

As an inflammation of the eyes that can lead to blindness in newborns, blennorrhoea neonatorum was already recognized around 500 BC. Mentioned at Susruta . In 1750, Samuel Theodor Quelmalz named the purulent vaginal flow in the mother's vagina caused by the father's gonorrhea as the cause.

literature

• Blennorrhoea . In: Pschyrembel Clinical Dictionary. Founded by Willibald Pschyrembel. Edited by the publisher's dictionary editor. 255th edition. De Gruyter, Berlin 1986, p. 209.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Franz Krogmann: Blennorrhoea. In: Werner E. Gerabek , Bernhard D. Haage, Gundolf Keil , Wolfgang Wegner (eds.): Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte. De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 2005, ISBN 3-11-015714-4 , p. 186.
2. ^ Franz Krogmann: Blennorrhoea. In: Werner E. Gerabek u. a. (Ed.): Encyclopedia of medical history. Berlin / New York 2005, p. 186.

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