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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
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:
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prevention & control
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parasitology
psychology
radiography
rehabilitation
radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy
surgery
therapy
transmission
urine
ultrasonography
veterinary
virology
Record Number:
27970
Unique Identifier:
D003232
Occurrence in VHL
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