PURPOSE To describe a case of cicatricial keratoconjunctivitis associated with lichen planus. METHODS Case report. RESULTS To our knowledge, this is the sixth reported case of cicatricial keratoconjunctivitis associated with lichen planus. A 73-year-old woman had persistent cicatricial keratoconjunctivitis. Histopathologic studies of the buccal mucosa biopsy specimen revealed lichen planus....

A thorough understanding of virus diversity in wildlife provides epidemiological baseline information about pathogens. In this study, eye swab samples were obtained from semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifertarandus tarandus) in Norway during an outbreak of infectious eye disease, possibly a very early stage of infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC). Large scale molecular virus screening, based o...

Conjunctivitis and keratitis are common forms of ocular morbidity seen in general practice and eye units. 2 The aetiology of these diseases includes viral, bacterial, or parasitic infection as well as allergy, trauma, and dietary deficiency. Among the common microbial causes (Table 1) are adenovirus, herpes simplex virus (HSV), and Chlamydia trachomatis. Ocular adenovirus infections occur throu...

Background: Recombinant vaccine technology is one of the most developed means in controlling infectious diseases. However, an effective vaccine against Shigella is still missing. Objective: To evaluate recombinant IpaC protein of Shigella as a vaccine candidate. Methods: In this study we cloned IpaC gene into an expression vector in prokaryotic system. The protein expression was evaluated by SD...

A direct immunofluorescence technique for the diagnosis of acute adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis and pharyngoconjunctivitis was found to be a reliable, sensitive, and specific technique for the detection of soluble adenoviral antigens in epithelial cells on conjunctival scrapings of patients with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. Of 25 patients with clinical findings consistent with epidemic kerat...

BACKGROUND To evaluate demographic and clinical features of patients with allergic conjunctivitis in a reference center. METHODS Prospective study using sings and symptoms graduated by standardized charts for clinical diagnosis. RESULTS We evaluated 207 patients, age ranging form 1 to 45 years and of whom 131 (63.28%) were males. Of the patients, 38.65% presented vernal keratoconjunctivitis...

You are called to visit a flock of ewes that six weeks away from lambing. A significant number these affected with varying clinical signs ovine infectious keratoconjunctivitis. Following diagnosis and plan for treatment using injectable oxytetracycline, the farmer suggests ‘stronger’ drug had been used on neighbour's farm might speed up recovery process. discussion vet chat forum success when m...