Diseases

Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis

A highly contagious disease characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage, sudden swelling of the eyelids and congestion, redness, and pain in the eye. Epidemic conjunctivitis caused by Enterovirus 70 (EV-70) was first described in Africa in 1969. It is caused also by Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v). Epidemics by this organism have appeared most frequently in Asia.

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Abstract

A highly contagious disease characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage, sudden swelling of the eyelids and congestion, redness, and pain in the eye. Epidemic conjunctivitis caused by Enterovirus 70 (EV-70) was first described in Africa in 1969. It is caused also by Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v). Epidemics by this organism have appeared most frequently in Asia.

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Synonyms

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  • Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
  • Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitides
  • Conjunctivitides, Acute Hemorrhagic
  • Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitides, Acute
  • Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis, Acute

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate IM with COXSACKIEVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM) if pertinent

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Previous Indexing

  • Conjunctivitis (1966-1985)
  • Disease Outbreaks (1966-1985)
  • Enterovirus Infections (1966-1985)
  • Hemorrhage (1966-1985)

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  4. C11w.187.183w.240.216w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003232. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003232
  2. Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acute_hemorrhagic_conjunctivitis
  3. Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11491562