Open AccessEpidemic keratoconjunctivitis
Author(s) -
Mirjana Janićijević-Petrović,
Sunčica Srećković,
Nenad Petrović,
Tatjana Šarenac
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1106282j
Subject(s) - medicine , etiology , serology , dermatology , population , physical examination , ophthalmology , surgery , immunology , environmental health , antibody
Keratocnjunctivitis is corneal and conjunctival inflammation. Clinical signs involve the irritating trio: mixed hyperemia of conjunctival membranes, corneal subepthelial infiltrates and regional lymphadenopathy. The most common causes of epidemic are adenovirus, herpes virus, and rarely cytomegalovirus, which are now occurring with higher frequency as secondary infections.