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Adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis, also known as epidemic keratoconjunctivitis, is a contagious eye infection, a type of adenovirus disease caused by adenoviruses. [1] It typically presents as a conjunctivitis with a sudden onset of a painful red eye, watery discharge and feeling that something is in the eye. [ 3 ]
Keratoconjunctivitis is a term used to describe inflammation of both the cornea (the clear, front part of the eye) and the conjunctiva (the thin, transparent membrane covering the white part of the eye and lining the inside of the eyelids). This condition can have various causes, and its presentation may vary depending on the underlying factors.
Nummular Keratitis, a feature of the chronic phase of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis. Nummular keratitis is a feature of viral keratoconjunctivitis.It is a common feature of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis (an ocular adenovirus infection), [1] as well as approximately 1/3rd of cases of Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus infections.
Adenovirus infection can also cause adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis. [2] Typically one eye is affected after an incubation period of up to a week. [ 2 ] The eye becomes itchy, painful, burning and reddish and lymphadenopathy may be felt by the ear nearest the affected eye. [ 2 ]
An adenovirus was first isolated by Rowe et al. in 1953. Two years later, Jawetz et al. published on epidemic keratoconjunctivitis. [46]: 437 "Madras eye" is a colloquial term that has been used in India for the disease.
An ocular manifestation of a systemic disease is an eye condition that directly or indirectly results from a disease process in another part of the body. There are many diseases known to cause ocular or visual changes.
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Corneal ulcers are a common human eye disease. [2] They are caused by trauma, particularly with vegetable matter, as well as chemical injury, contact lenses and infections. . Other eye conditions can cause corneal ulcers, such as entropion, distichiasis, corneal dystrophy, and keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry ey