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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis: an update.
Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a bilateral, usually seasonally recurrent, allergic inflammation of the conjunctiva, characterised by limbal gelatinous hypertrophy and/or upper tarsal giant conjunctival papillae. Although rare in temperate regions, it represents an important cause of hospital referral in many parts of Africa and Asia. Clinical and immunohistochemical studies suggest that I...
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a chronic allergic conjunctivitis that is most often seen in young, males. Although most types of allergic conjunctivitis do not affect vision, VKC is unusual in that damage to the cornea from the condition can result in vision loss. Although it is typically seasonal, year-round symptoms can be seen, which can lead to uncertain diagnoses being made. Although...
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a severe ocular disease with immediate and delayed hypersensitivity reactions which can produce loss of visual acuity and blindness. In its physiopathology a Th1 and Th2 response is present and the therapeutic approach is very difficult because the use of local immunosuppressive therapy such as topical corticosteroids for a long time could produce severe adv...
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Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is a relatively rare, chronic form of ocular allergy that can potentially cause severe visual complications. Affecting mainly children and young adults, it is an IgE- and T cell-mediated disease, leading to a chronic inflammation in which eosinophil, lymphocyte and structural cell activation are involved. Treatment of VKC requires a multiple approach that inclu...
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AIMS/BACKGROUND Adhesion molecules play a key role in the selective recruitment of different leucocyte population to inflammatory sites. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the presence and distribution of adhesion molecules in the conjunctiva of patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). METHODS The presence and distribution of adhesion molecules were studied in 14 conj...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0007-1161,1468-2079
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-301376