Association Between Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis and the Risk of Recurrent Corneal Erosion [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 Purpose: To investigate the risk of recurrent corneal erosion (RCE) in patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC).Methods: This national, retrospective, matched cohort study enrolled 184,166 newly-diagnosed AKC patients, selected from the Taiwan ...
Ren-Long Jan +9 more
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Atopic keratoconjunctivitis: A diagnostic dilemma-a case report. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore), 2018 Atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) remains a difficult diagnosis despite advances in imaging technologies. This is a case study of the diagnostic and treatment course for a patient with AKC.A 15-year-old male complained of progressively increasing pain, redness, watering and blurred vision in the right eye.
Li A, Li S, Ruan F, Jie Y.
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Difference in the plasma level of miR‐628‐3p in atopic dermatitis patients with/without atopic keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]
Immunity, Inflammation and Disease, 2021 Introduction Some but not all patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) present with allergic conjunctival disease (ACD) including severe types such as atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) with/without giant papillae.
Mayumi Ueta +4 more
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Emerging concepts in atopic dermatitis and atopic keratoconjunctivitis. [PDF]
Curr Opin Allergy Clin ImmunolPurpose of review Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease involving Th2 cytokine-driven inflammation. AD patients are at risk of developing conjunctivitis, including atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC), a sight-threatening chronic allergic eye disease involving both Th2 and Th1/17 cytokine-driven ...
Jafari K, Calder VL.
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Allergology International, 2010 : Background: Atopic and vernal keratoconjunctivitis are severe types of ocular allergic disease characterized not only by conjunctival inflammation but also by corneal involvement.
Ken Fukuda, Naoyuki Yamada
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Clinical profile of ocular allergy and its impact on quality of life in Brazilian children and adolescents [PDF]
Revista Paulista de PediatriaObjective: To describe the symptoms, severity, and impact on quality of life of ocular allergy in children and adolescents followed up in referral centers in Brazil.
Luiza Moulin Marino +6 more
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Successful Subcutaneous Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy in Refractory Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis: A Case Report [PDF]
Case Reports in Ophthalmology, 2017 Purpose: We report a case of refractory atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) which was successfully treated with subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT). Case Report: A 22-year-old woman presented with severe allergic conjunctivitis for one and a half year.
Passara Jongkhajornpong, Wannada Laisuan
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Shield ulcer in keratoconus in the absence of atopic or vernal kerato-conjunctivitis [PDF]
GMS Ophthalmology CasesCorneal shield ulcer is a severe complication of atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) and vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC). This condition is caused by the mechanical irritation of the corneal epithelium due to giant papillae and toxic epitheliopathy ...
Niestrata, Magdalena +3 more
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Topical cyclosporine for atopic keratoconjunctivitis. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2012 Atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) is a chronic ocular surface non-infectious inflammatory condition that atopic dermatitis patients may suffer at any time point in the course of their dermatologic disease and is independent of its degree of severity. AKC is usually not self resolving and it poses a higher risk of corneal injuries and severe sequelae ...
González-López JJ +4 more
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Clinical Usefulness of Monitoring Expression Levels of CCL24 (Eotaxin-2) mRNA on the Ocular Surface in Patients with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis and Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis [PDF]
Journal of Ophthalmology, 2016 Purpose. This study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of using expression levels of CCL24 (eotaxin-2) mRNA on the ocular surface as a biomarker in patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) and atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC).
Yukiko Shiraki, Jun Shoji, Noriko Inada
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