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CONJUNCTIVITIS, ACUTE HEMORRHAGIC
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Descriptor
English
:
Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Conjuntivitis Hemorrágica Aguda
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Conjuntivite Hemorrágica Aguda
Tree Number:
C02.325.250.250
C02.782.687.359.201
C02.782.687.359.213.165
C11.187.183.240.216
C11.294.800.250.250
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
coord IM with precoord virus infect (IM) + specific virus (IM)
History Note
English
:
86
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
TM
transmission
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
27970
Unique Identifier:
D003232
Occurrence in VHL
:
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