Publication: Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis: an epidemic in august/ September 2003
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | DB, Karki | |
| dc.contributor.author | CD, Shrestha | |
| dc.contributor.author | S, Shrestha | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-07-13T06:07:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-07-13T06:07:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: 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. Keywords: Haemorrhage, Conjunctivitis, Superficial Punctate Keratitis, Lymphadenopathy, Picorna virus. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/125 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.title | Acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis: an epidemic in august/ September 2003 | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 236 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 234 | |
| relation.isJournalIssueOfPublication | 3fed4900-8521-418d-9665-3879c2fd5ea1 | |
| relation.isJournalIssueOfPublication.latestForDiscovery | 3fed4900-8521-418d-9665-3879c2fd5ea1 | |
| relation.isJournalOfPublication | a782b7ff-cf89-4178-ad1c-11ed89cfe1bd |