All are true about Membranous conjunctivitis EXCEPT
Easy to peel REF: khurana 4th ed p. 59 Acute membranous conjunctivitis Etiology: C.diptheriae, streptococcus hemolyticus Conjunctival membrane: thick, grey yellow, firmly adherent and bleeds on touch preauricular lymphadenopathy seen Complications: corneal ulcers, cicatrisation, Symblepharon, trichiasis, entropion and conjuctival xerosis.
Easy to peel
Caused by corynebacterium
May lead to cicatrisation
May cause corneal ulceration