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Keratoconjunctivitis and Periorbital Edema due to Ecballium elaterium

, 2012
Purpose: To report on a case of keratoconjunctivitis with periorbital edema after accidental exposure to undiluted juice of Ecballium elaterium fruit during the ripening season of this plant. Methods: Case report.
Marillita Moschos, Eleni Loukianou, Dimitrios Brouzas, Mariana Oanta   +3 more
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Analyzing Bacterial Agents of Keratoconjunctivitis in Patients Referred to Ophthalmology Ward of Feiz Hospital in Isfahan [PDF]

Journal of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, 2011
Background & Objectives: Keratoconjunctivitis is considered as the most prevalent ocular disease which is caused by multiple microorganisms. Considering the fact that identifying etiologic agents of Keratoconjunctivitis in a specific geographical area ...
Noushin Sohrabi, Majid Tebianian, Heidarali Moeini   +2 more
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Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis-Causing Adenoviruses Induce MUC16 Ectodomain Release To Infect Ocular Surface Epithelial Cells

mSphere, 2016
Human adenoviruses (HAdV), species D in particular (HAdV-D), are frequently associated with epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC). Although the infection originates at the ocular surface epithelium, the mechanisms by which HAdV-Ds bypass the membrane ...
Balaraj B. Menon, Xiaohong Zhou, Sandra Spurr-Michaud, Jaya Rajaiya, James Chodosh, Ilene K. Gipson   +5 more
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Immune-mediated keratoconjunctivitis sicca in dogs: current perspectives on management

, 2015
Pier Luigi Dodi Department of Veterinary Medicine Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy Abstract: Keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) is a frequent canine ophthalmic disease, resulting from the deficiency of one or more elements in the precorneal ...
Dodi PL
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Reflections on Dry Eye Syndrome Treatment: Therapeutic Role of Blood Products

Frontiers in Medicine, 2018
Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a multifactorial, frequent, pathology characterized by deficient tear production or increased evaporation of tears and associated with ocular surface alteration and inflammation.
Victor J. Drew, Victor J. Drew, Ching-Li Tseng, Ching-Li Tseng, Jerard Seghatchian, Thierry Burnouf, Thierry Burnouf   +6 more
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Extensive superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis in Graves’ disease: case report and mini-review of the literature

, 2015
Elias Chelala, Hala El Rami, Ali Dirani, Henry Fakhoury, Ali Fadlallah Faculty of Medicine, Saint-Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon Background: Superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis (SLK) is characterized as an inflammation of the superior bulbar ...
Dirani A, Chelala E, El Rami H, Fakhoury H, Fadlallah A   +4 more
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Detection of equine herpesvirus in horses with idiopathic keratoconjunctivitis and comparison of three sampling techniques [PDF]

, 2015
ObjectivesTo determine the role of equine herpesvirus (EHV) in idiopathic keratoconjunctivitis in horses and to determine whether sample collection method affects detection of EHV DNA by quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).Animals studiedTwelve
Brault, Stephanie A, Good, Kathryn L, Hollingsworth, Steven R, Maggs, David J, Pusterla, Nicola, Kass, Philip H   +5 more
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Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis

Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 2007
Acute epibulbar infections in humans are one of the most frequently diagnosed eye diseases. The majority of these are thought to be caused by the adenovirus. This review focuses on the features of the human adenovirus eye diseases, mode of transmission, signs and symptoms, available interventions, and preventive measures. It is concluded that infection
openaire   +3 more sources

Molecular characterization of adenovirus from an ongoingmulti-centric keratoconjunctivitis study in India

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2020
Ferdinamarie Sharmila Philomenadin, Mini Pritam Singh, Jayanti Shastry, Anil Chandra Phukan, Muruganandam Nagarajan, Subashini Kaliaperumal, Radha Kanta Ratho, Jagat Ram, Madhav Jagannath Sathe, Avinash Ingole, Darshana Babubhai Rathod, Benjamin Nongrum, Rehnuma Parvez, Vineeta Malik, Rahul Dhodapkar   +14 more
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The evolving role of ciclosporin in the management of vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Frontiers in Ophthalmology
In the spectrum of allergic eye disease, vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is classed as one of the most severe disease entities and can have profound effects on visual development as well as on the emotional and psychological well-being of afflicted ...
Mumta Kanda, Bita Manzouri
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