Vernal keratoconjunctivitis: modes of presentation in Nepalese population.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-46296
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine pattern of clinical presentation in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in our context.METHODS:
Thirty-four VKC patients were included in this study.RESULTS:
The study revealed prepubertal onset with male preponderance and most frequently encountered symptom in the study among VKC cases was itching (100%) followed by redness of eyes and discharge (76.5% each) and the commonest sign was tarsal papillae (100%) followed by conjunctival hyperemia (91%) in 68 eyes of 34 cases of VKC.CONCLUSION:
The clinical presentation of VKC cases in our country is very much similar to the findings of other parts of the world.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Conjunctivitis, Allergic
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Prevalence
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Infant
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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