Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis: an epidemic in August/September 2003.

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dc.contributor.authorKarki, D Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, C Den_US
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Sen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-28T04:02:55Z
dc.date.available2009-05-28T04:02:55Z
dc.date.issued2003-10-03en_US
dc.descriptionKathmandu University Medical Journal.en_US
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVE: To clinically analyze 400 cases of red eye attending Nepal Eye Hospital in August/ September 2003 and to study the aetiology of the disease on the clinical basis with available laboratory resources. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a prospective study of 400 cases of acute conjunctivitis visiting Nepal Eye Hospital during the epidemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis in August/September 2003. RESULT: 30.5% presented in the age group of 20-29 years. Males presented predominantly (73.3%). Maximum number of patients presented at two days of onset of symptoms. All 400 cases had red eye, 89.8% had pain, 86.3% had foreign body sensation and 87.5% had discharge. Bilateral involvement was seen in 73.5% and unilateral involvement in 26.5%, 4.3 % of the total cases had corneal involvement and 20% of the cases had associated fever and preauricular lymphadenopathy. CONCLUSION: Based on clinical presentation and the report of available laboratory results, picorna virus was found to be responsible for this epidemic of acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis.en_US
dc.description.affiliationNepal Eye Hospital.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKarki DB, Shrestha CD, Shrestha S. Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis: an epidemic in August/September 2003. Kathmandu University Medical Journal. 2003 Oct-Dec; 1(4): 234-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/46329
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.kumj.com.npen_US
dc.source.urihttps://kumj.com.np/ftp/issue/4/234.pdfen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAge Distributionen_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshConjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaksen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshNepal --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshPicornaviridae Infections --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSeasonsen_US
dc.subject.meshSex Distributionen_US
dc.titleAcute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis: an epidemic in August/September 2003.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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