ALLMedicine™ Acute Conjunctivitis Center

Apr 2nd, 2021 - Adenoviral conjunctivitis is highly contagious, can be associated with systemic infections, and can cause chronic visual impairment. It accounts for a large proportion of acute conjunctivitis. Outbreaks of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) are c...

Mar 29th, 2021 - The most common ocular manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 in adults and children is acute conjunctivitis. We report the case of a 4-day-old infant who presented with acute-onset mucopurulent discharge of the left eye as well as subconjunctival hemorrhage...

Feb 28th, 2021 - Facial skin cancer lesions in close proximity to critical organs require further development of radiotherapeutic techniques for highly conformal treatment, especially when treating elderly frail patients. We report on our treatment technique and f...

Jan 28th, 2021 - Although acute conjunctivitis has been listed from the beginning as a possible sign of COVID-19, the likelihood of this association remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between COVID-19 and conjunctivitis. In ...

Aug 15th, 2020 - To present a patient with bilateral conjunctivitis, testing positive for viral RNA of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in both nasopharyngeal and conjunctival samples. A 40-year-old man with bilateral acute conjunctivit...

Nov 26th, 2018 - Inflammation is a double-edged sword. Controlled and modest proinflammatory responses can enhance host immunity against viruses and decrease bacterial colonization and infection, whereas excessive uncontrolled proinflammatory responses may increas.

Oct 11th, 2017 - CHICAGO — Dexamethasone/povidone-iodine ophthalmic suspension (SHP640) effectively treated viral conjunctivitis in a randomized controlled phase 2 trial, researchers reported at Academy 2017, the American Academy of Optometry (AAOpt) Annual Confer...

Sep 20th, 2017 - Antibiotic Prescription Fills for Acute Conjunctivitis Among Enrollees in a Large United States Managed Care Network Shekhawat NS, Shtein RM, Blachley TS, Stein JD Ophthalmology. 2017;124:1099-1107 The Misuse of Antibiotics in Acute Conjunctivitis...

Sep 20th, 2017 - Antibiotic Prescription Fills for Acute Conjunctivitis Among Enrollees in a Large United States Managed Care Network Shekhawat NS, Shtein RM, Blachley TS, Stein JD Ophthalmology. 2017;124:1099-1107 The Misuse of Antibiotics in Acute Conjunctivitis...

Sep 20th, 2017 - Antibiotic Prescription Fills for Acute Conjunctivitis Among Enrollees in a Large United States Managed Care Network Shekhawat NS, Shtein RM, Blachley TS, Stein JD Ophthalmology. 2017;124:1099-1107 The Misuse of Antibiotics in Acute Conjunctivitis...