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- Title
유행성각결막염의 발병원인과 치료대책.
- Authors
오 정 재; 노 창 래
- Abstract
Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is the most common type of infectious conjunctivitis, and is caused by adenoviruses. The mode of transmission is mainly through direct contact with ocular secretions. Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis is generally diagnosed based on a patient's clinical features, and additional measures, such as cell cultures, polymerase chain reaction, and rapid antigen detection tests, can further confirm the diagnosis. The most common symptoms include a foreign body sensation, tearing, and photophobia. The symptoms are usually expressed unilaterally in the initial phase, but gradually become bilateral. Frequently occurring complications include pseudomembrane formation and subepithelial infiltrates. Currently, no antiviral agent has been proven effective to alter the natural course of the disease, and treatment merely has a supportive role instead of a curative role. Therefore, preventive measures in medical offices and in the community are the most important methods of controlling the propagation of this disease.
- Subjects
VIRAL eye infections; CELL culture; COMMUNICABLE diseases; POLYMERASE chain reaction; CONTINUING education units; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; VIRAL conjunctivitis; DISEASE complications; SYMPTOMS; PREVENTION; DIAGNOSIS; INFECTIOUS disease transmission
- Publication
Journal of the Korean Medical Association / Taehan Uisa Hyophoe Chi, 2017, Vol 60, Issue 6, p491
- ISSN
1975-8456
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5124/jkma.2017.60.6.491