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1. Episode of arthritis of more than 1 month with urethritis and/or cervicitis: 84.3%: 98.2% 2. Episode of arthritis of more than 1 month and either urethritis or cervicitis, or bilateral conjunctivitis: 85.5%: 96.4% 3. Episode of arthritis, conjunctivitis, and urethritis: 50.6%: 98.8% 4. Episode of arthritis of more than 1 month ...
Conjunctivitis is the most common eye disease. [45] Rates of disease is related to the underlying cause which varies by the age as well as the time of year. Acute conjunctivitis is most frequently found in infants, school-age children and the elderly. [18] The most common cause of infectious conjunctivitis is viral conjunctivitis. [26]
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
Keratoconjunctivitis is frequently caused by viral infections in and around the eyes. A particularly common cause of this is the herpes simplex virus.In some people, the infection may become chronic and keratoconjunctivitis may present during flare-ups of variable frequency.
The development and pathophysiology of SLK is not well understood, but appears to involve microtrauma of keratoconjunctival surfaces. [6] This mechanical hypothesis is supported by the increased lid apposition of exophthalmic thyroid patients, who are known to have an increased incidence of superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis.
Reactive arthritis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; Sarcoidosis; Scleroderma; Systemic lupus erythematosus; Temporal arteritis; Relapsing polychondritis; Granulomatosis with polyangiitis 50-60% have ophthalmologic manifestations, which can be a presenting feature in a minority of patients.
Around 10% of respiratory infections in children are caused by adenoviruses. [11] Most are mild and by the age of 10-years, most children have had at least one adenovirus infection. [5] Adenoviruses are the most common viruses causing an inflamed throat. [16] 75% of conjunctivitis cases are due to adenovirus infection. [14]
Allergic conjunctivitis is a frequent condition as it is estimated to affect 20 percent of the population on an annual basis and approximately one-half of these people have a personal or family history of atopy. [citation needed] Giant papillary conjunctivitis accounts for 0.5–1.0% of eye disease in most countries. [citation needed]