Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus

Influenza H1N1 or A virus is a new virus serotype capable of human-to-human transmission. This infection causes a flu syndrome similar to that of seasonal influenza, with only one case of conjunctivitis described and no clinical details or microbiological confirmation. Its diagnosis is performed by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Lopez-Prats, Maria Jesus, Sanz Marco, Empar, Hidalgo-Mora, Juan Jose, Garcia-Delpech, Salvador, Diaz-Llopis, Manuel
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21048998
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/423672
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Sumario:Influenza H1N1 or A virus is a new virus serotype capable of human-to-human transmission. This infection causes a flu syndrome similar to that of seasonal influenza, with only one case of conjunctivitis described and no clinical details or microbiological confirmation. Its diagnosis is performed by PCR of pharyngeal smear of the patients affected. We report the first well-documented case in the medical literature of conjunctivitis by H1N1 virus.

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