A Study for Viral Identification of Acute Viral Conjunctivitis.

Kim, Jae Chan; Kim, Hack Cheol; Moo, Nam Joo; Shyn, Kyung Hwawn

Original Article

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1992;33(1):32-38.
Published online January 1, 1992.

A Study for Viral Identification of Acute Viral Conjunctivitis.

Jae Chan Kim, Hack Cheol Kim, Nam Joo Moo, Kyung Hwawn Shyn

¹Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine Chung-Ang University, Korea.
²Sung Ae Hospital, Korea.

급성 바이러스성 결막염의 바이러스 분리동정에 관한 연구

김재찬(Jae Chan Kim),김학철(Hack Cheol Kim),문남주(Nam Joo Moon),신경환(Kyung Hwan Shyn)

Abstract

Acute viral conjunctivitis was known as an infectious disease affected by various viruses and characterized seasonal variation, prevalent especially in summer. In Korea, the clinic loepidemiologic study of AVC was not conclusive. Therefore, further research should be conducted to improve the primary health care and the application of diffrential diagnosis and its therapy. Clinical symptoms and signs of 131 patients who was confirmed viral conjunctivitis among 237 patients was evaluated at the Chung-Ang University Hospital in 1987, 1989 and 1990. Along with physical examination, specimens from the conjunctival swab were cultured and isolated, and a sereologic test-Neutralizing test for enterovirus 70, and complement fixation test for adenovirus-was performed. As a result, acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis was relatively epidemic in 1987 and 1990 (67.7 and 47.1 %), and epidemic keratoconjunctivitis in 1989 (91.8%).

Key Words: Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis;Clinicoepiedemiologic study;Epidemic keratoconjunctivitis;Viral identification