Background: Jaundice is one of the most common findings in the neonatal period. In almost all the cases, neonatal jaundice occurs due to the elevated level of unconjugated bilirubin. Evidence is scarce regarding the association between magnesium and bilirubin levels in neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. The present study aimed to investigate serum magnesium levels before and after phototherapy.Method...

Background: Bilirubin binds to cell membrane phospholipids, including N-methyl D-aspartate receptor, and causes excessive activation that can lead to neurotoxic effects. Since magnesium is an important inhibitor of this receptor, a comparison can be made between the physiological effects of magnesium and the neurological effects of bilirubin. This study aimed to compare changes in serum magnesi...

purpose: the main purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (hsv-1 and hsv-2), varicella-zoster virus and adenovirus associated with conjunctivitis in swab samples of patients who referred to eye specialist hospitals in tehran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, swab samples from patients with acute conjunctivitis during the first sixth months of ...

BACKGROUND Human adenovirus (HAdV)-associated acute conjunctivitis is a common infectious disease and causes significant morbidity among residents in Beijing, China. However, little is known about the epidemiology and type distribution of acute adenoviral conjunctivitis in Beijing. METHODS Acute conjunctivitis surveillance was conducted in 18 hospitals in Beijing from July through October dur...

In a study of 112 patients (49 men, 63 women) with psoriatic arthritis, ocular inflammation was noted in 35 (31.2%). Conjunctivitis was the most common lesion, being found in 19.6% (10 males, 12 females). Iritis occurred in 7.1% (5 men, 3 women), episcleritis in 1.8% (1 man, 1 woman), and keratoconjunctivitis sicca in 2.7% (3 women). 20 patients (10 men, 10 women) had radiological sacroiliitis ...

Peter Rose and colleagues (July 2, p 37) compared the efficacy of chloramphenicol eye drops with placebo eye drops for the treatment of acute infective conjunctivitis in children. They found that “most children presenting with acute infective conjunctivitis in primary care will get better by themselves and do not need treatment with an antibiotic”. Their recommendations should represent a major...

OBJECTIVE To determine how often chlamydial conjunctivitis is accompanied by a genital chlamydial infection and if there is a correlation between the dominant hand and the eye first infected. METHODS We retrospectively studied the records of 65 patients with chlamydial conjunctivitis who were referred to the Outpatient Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) of the University Hospit...

Despite dramatic declines in the incidence of ophthalmia neonatorum with universal prophylaxis, it remains a clinically important cause of eye disease in newborns. While clear guidelines exist for the treatment of the historically primary agents of ophthalmia neonatorum (Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae), it is less clear how to manage newborns with conjunctivitis secondary to ot...

Ocular Conjunctivitis is one of the main causes of red eye syndrome. The present work focuses on the treatment of ocular conjunctivitis by using combined mechanisms: 1.Formulation of ocular inserts to provide prolonged and sustained release system of the drug. 2.Use of therapeutic agent, as ciprofloxacin hydrochloride in combination with the polymers used. The selected polymers were methylcellu...

Introduction: The first cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were identified in Wuhan, China, December 2019, and then it immediately spread to other parts the world. Conjunctivitis has been reported as one manifestations disease. In this study, we report a three-year-old child with confirmed diagnosis COVID-19 developing conjunctivitis Iran. Case Presentation: patient was male who refer...