Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic |
| Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitides; Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis; Conjunctivitides, Acute Hemorrhagic; Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitides, Acute; Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis, Acute |
| 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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