Human adenovirus type 8 epidemic keratoconjunctivitis with large corneal epithelial full-layer detachment: an endemic outbreak with uncommon manifestations

Epidemic viral conjunctivitis is a highly contagious disease that is encountered year-round. The causative agents are mainly adenoviruses and enteroviruses. It occurs most commonly upon infection with subgroup D adenoviruses of types 8, 19, or 37. For common corneal involvement of human adenovirus t...

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Autores principales: Lee, Yueh-Chang, Chen, Nancy, Huang, I-Tsong, Yang, Hui-Hua, Huang, Chin-Te, Chen, Li-Kuang, Sheu, Min-Muh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Case Series
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4454193/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26060391
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S79697
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Sumario:Epidemic viral conjunctivitis is a highly contagious disease that is encountered year-round. The causative agents are mainly adenoviruses and enteroviruses. It occurs most commonly upon infection with subgroup D adenoviruses of types 8, 19, or 37. For common corneal involvement of human adenovirus type 8 epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, full-layer epithelial detachment is rarely seen. Herein, we report three cases of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis during an outbreak which manifested as large corneal epithelial full-layer detachment within a few days. The lesions healed without severe sequelae under proper treatment. The unique manifestation of this outbreak may indicate the evolution of human adenovirus type 8.

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