The authors analyzed two hospital outbreaks of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC), one at the Department of Ophthalmology (30 cases) and another one at the Department of Premature Newborns (22 cases). In both outbreaks, EKC was diagnosed in inpatients (16 and 6 respectively), outpatients (5 and 3 respectively), healthcare workers (HCWs) (3 and 5 respectively), and relatives of EKC patients (6 ...

OBJECTIVE The study was conducted to document the cases of adenoviral conjunctivitis, evaluate its clinical patterns, prevent its transmission and reduce its severity and complications during an epidemic. METHODS A total of 2968 cases of adenoviral conjunctivitis were documented during the months of June, July and August 2003. By simple randomization, 200 Patients were selected and divided in...

BACKGROUND Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v) is the most prevalent viral pathogen associated with acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) outbreaks. Sixteen years after its first outbreak in Brazil, this agent reemerged in 2003 in Brazil, spread to nearly all states and caused outbreaks until 2005. In 2009, a new outbreak occurred in the northeast region of the country. In this study, we perfor...

BACKGROUND In September 2007, an outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) occurred in Keelung City and spread to Taipei City. In response to the epidemic, a new crisis management program was implemented and tested in Taipei. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Having noticed that transmission surged on weekends during the Keelung epidemic, Taipei City launched a multi-channel mass ri...

Plasminogen deficiency has emerged as a well-recognized disorder in which reduced levels of plasminogen lead to the development of pseudo membranes on mucosal surfaces, with subsequent end-organ damage of the affected tissue. Ligneous conjunctivitis is the most recognizable, well-documented, and common presentation of the clinical syndromes associated with plasminogen deficiency, although numer...

A 21-year-old man presented with chronic nonspecific conjunctivitis for 5 months. There were multiple oral ulcers and vesicular lesions at his face. B iopsy was done at the ves icula r les ion and the pathological report was compatible with cicatricial pemphigoid. Although the patient did not have any esophageal symptoms, EGD was performed due to patient’s preference. Endoscopic f indings showe...