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Consensus document on allergic conjunctivitis (DECA)
Sánchez-Hernández, MC; Montero, J; Rondon, C; Benítez del Castillo, JM; Velázquez, E; Herreras, JM; Fernández-Parra, B; Merayo-Lloves, J; Del Cuvillo, A; Vega, F; Valero, A; Panizo, C; Montoro, J; Matheu, V; Lluch-Bernal, M; González, ML; González, R; Dordal, MT; Dávila, I; Colás, C; Campo, P; Antón, E; Navarro, A.
Affiliation
  • Sánchez-Hernández, MC; Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Huelva. UGC Pneumology and Allergy. Huelva. Spain
  • Montero, J; Hospital Virgen Macarena. Department of Ophthalmology. Sevilla. Spain
  • Rondon, C; Universidad de Málaga (UMA). IBIMA-Hospital Regional. UGC Allergy. Málaga. Spain
  • Benítez del Castillo, JM; Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Department of Ophthalmology. Madrid. Spain
  • Velázquez, E; QUIRON Sagrado Corazón. Sevilla. Spain
  • Herreras, JM; Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (HCUV). Department of Ophthalmology. Valladolid. Spain
  • Fernández-Parra, B; Hospital El Bierzo. Department of Allergology. Ponferrada. Spain
  • Merayo-Lloves, J; University of Oviedo. Instituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega. Oviedo. Spain
  • Del Cuvillo, A; Hospital de Jerez. Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Asthma and Rhinitis Unit. Cádiz. Spain
  • Vega, F; Hospital de la Princesa. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IP). Department of Allergology. Madrid. Spain
  • Valero, A; Hospital Clínic i Universitari. Department of Pneumology and Allergy. Barcelona. Spain
  • Panizo, C; Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado. Department of Allergology. Toledo. Spain
  • Montoro, J; Universidad Católica de Valencia “San Vicente Mártir”. Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova. Allergy Unit. Valencia. Spain
  • Matheu, V; Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora La Candelaria. Hospital del Tórax-Ofra. Department of Allergology. Tenerife. Spain
  • Lluch-Bernal, M; Hospital La Paz. Department of Allergology. Madrid. Spain
  • González, ML; Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Department of Allergology. Madrid. Spain
  • González, R; Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora La Candelaria. Hospital del Tórax-Ofra. Department of Allergology. Tenerife. Spain
  • Dordal, MT; Hospital Municipal de Badalona. Department of Allergology. Badalona. Spain
  • Dávila, I; Hospital Universitario. Department of Allergology. Salamanca. Spain
  • Colás, C; Hospital Clínico Universitario. Department of Allergology. Zaragoza. Spain
  • Campo, P; Universidad de Málaga (UMA). IBIMA-Hospital Regional. UGC Allergy. Málaga. Spain
  • Antón, E; Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. Department of Allergology. Santander. Spain
  • Navarro, A; Hospital El Tomillar. UGC of Allergology Sevilla. Sevilla. Spain
J. investig. allergol. clin. immunol ; 25(2): 94-106, 2015. ilus, tab
Article in English | IBECS | ID: ibc-135498
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ABSTRACT
Allergic conjunctivitis (AC) is an inflammatory disease of the conjunctiva caused mainly by an IgE-mediated mechanism. It is the most common type of ocular allergy. Despite being the most benign form of conjunctivitis, AC has a considerable effect on patient quality of life, reduces work productivity, and increases health care costs. No consensus has been reached on its classification, diagnosis, or treatment. Consequently, the literature provides little information on its natural history, epidemiological data are scarce, and it is often difficult to ascertain its true morbidity. The main objective of the Consensus Document on Allergic Conjunctivitis (Documento dE Consenso sobre Conjuntivitis Alérgica [DECA]), which was drafted by an expert panel from the Spanish Society of Allergology and Spanish Society of Ophthalmology, was to reach agreement on basic criteria that could prove useful for both specialists and primary care physicians and facilitate the diagnosis, classification, and treatment of AC. This document is the first of its kind to describe and analyze aspects of AC that could make it possible to control symptoms (AU)
RESUMEN
La conjuntivitis alérgica (CA), es una enfermedad inflamatoria que se produce en la conjuntiva ocular mediada predominantemente, por un mecanismo IgE. En la alergia ocular, la CA se considera la entidad más frecuente y, a pesar de ser la forma más benigna, supone para los pacientes una importante afectación en su calidad de vida, una disminución de su productividad laboral y un elevado gasto sanitario. En la actualidad, no existen criterios consensuados acerca de su clasificación, diagnóstico y tratamiento de tal manera que por los trabajos publicados es difícil conocer su historia natural, existen escasos datos sobre su epidemiologia y, a veces es complejo identificar su morbilidad real. El objetivo principal del Documento de Consenso sobre Conjuntivitis Alérgica (DECA) realizado por un grupo de expertos de las Sociedades Españolas de Alergología y Oftalmología, ha sido establecer de forma consensuada unos criterios básicos que puedan ser útiles tanto para los especialistas, como para los médicos de atención primaria y que faciliten el diagnóstico, la clasificación y el tratamiento de los pacientes con CA. Por primera vez se describen y analizan distintos aspectos que pueden servir de herramientas para establecer el control de los síntomas de la CA (AU)
Subject(s)
Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Hypersensitivity, Immediate Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Aspects: Patient-preference Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J. investig. allergol. clin. immunol Year: 2015 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Huelva/Spain / Hospital Clínic i Universitari/Spain / Hospital Clínico San Carlos/Spain / Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (HCUV)/Spain / Hospital Clínico Universitario/Spain / Hospital El Bierzo/Spain / Hospital El Tomillar/Spain / Hospital La Paz/Spain / Hospital Municipal de Badalona/Spain / Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado/Spain
Full text: Available Collection: National databases / Spain Database: IBECS Main subject: Conjunctivitis, Allergic / Hypersensitivity, Immediate Type of study: Diagnostic study / Prognostic study Aspects: Patient-preference Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J. investig. allergol. clin. immunol Year: 2015 Document type: Article Institution/Affiliation country: Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Huelva/Spain / Hospital Clínic i Universitari/Spain / Hospital Clínico San Carlos/Spain / Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid (HCUV)/Spain / Hospital Clínico Universitario/Spain / Hospital El Bierzo/Spain / Hospital El Tomillar/Spain / Hospital La Paz/Spain / Hospital Municipal de Badalona/Spain / Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado/Spain
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