Concept information
Preferred term
Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
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.
History note
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In other languages
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Finnish
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akuutti hemorraginen konjunktiviitti
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akuutti hemorraginen sidekalvon tulehdus
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akuutti hemorraginen sidekalvotulehdus
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akuutti verenvuotoinen sidekalvon tulehdus
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akuutti verenvuotoinen sidekalvotulehdus
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äkillinen verenvuotoinen sidekalvon tulehdus
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Swedish
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Akut hemorragisk konjunktivit
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Konjunktivit, akut hemorragisk
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003232
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