Human adenovirus type 8 epidemic keratoconjunctivitis with large corneal epithelial full-layer detachment: An endemic outbreak with uncommon manifestations

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2015, Pages 953-957

  Lee, Yueh Chang ^a,c   Chen, Nancy ^a,c   Huang, I Tsong ^b,c,d   Yang, Hui Hua ^b,c   Huang, Chin Te ^a,c   Chen, Li Kuang ^a,b,c   Sheu, Min Muh ^a,c,e,f  

^a Department of Ophthalmology ^*  (Taiwan)

^b Taiwan CDC Collaborating Laboratories of Virology   (Taiwan)

^c BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences   (Taiwan)

^e TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f Mennonite Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cornea; EKC; Epidemic viral conjunctivitis; HAdV 8; Virology

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARTIFICIAL TEAR; DEXAMETHASONE; EYE DROPS; PREDNISOLONE ACETATE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVAL HEMORRHAGE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEAL EPITHELIAL FULL LAYER DETACHMENT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; EYE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS C; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS TYPE 8; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; KERATOCONJUNCTIVITIS; MALE; PHOTOPHOBIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIRAL CONJUNCTIVITIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 84930650643     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/OPTH.S79697     Document Type: Article

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