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Preferred term

Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Note

  • coordinate IM with COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A highly contagious disease characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage, sudden swelling of the eyelids and congestion, redness, and pain in the eye. Epidemic conjunctivitis caused by Enterovirus 70 (EV-70) was first described in Africa in 1969. It is caused also by Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v). Epidemics by this organism have appeared most frequently in Asia.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003232

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