Preocular Tear Film Tests in Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Caused by Coxsackievirus A24 Variant
Pur po se: Our aim was to evaluate the preocular tear film in patients who had acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) caused by coxsackievirus A24 variant (CVA24v). Ma te ri als and Met hod: Seventy-six patients having AHC caused by CVA24v were enrolled in this study. An AHC outbreak was seen in...
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| author | Gökhan Pekel Engin Faik Azman Evre Pekel Yusuf Avni Yılmaz Sezen Harmancı Burhan Babaoğlu Şenol Sabancı |
| author_facet | Gökhan Pekel Engin Faik Azman Evre Pekel Yusuf Avni Yılmaz Sezen Harmancı Burhan Babaoğlu Şenol Sabancı |
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| description | Pur po se: Our aim was to evaluate the preocular tear film in patients who had acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) caused by
coxsackievirus A24 variant (CVA24v).
Ma te ri als and Met hod: Seventy-six patients having AHC caused by CVA24v were enrolled in this study. An AHC outbreak was seen in
Istanbul during August and September 2010 and lasted for four weeks. All the patients were seen at the first days of their disease period and
none of them had received any treatment before. Conjunctival swab specimens were taken from the patients at their first visit. Tear film tests
including Schirmer test, tear meniscus height measurement and tear break-up time (TBUT) were done in all patients.
Re sults: The mean age of the patients was 27.8 years (range: 7-68 years). Forty patients were male (53%) and 36 patients were female
(47%). In bilateral conjunctivitis cases, the mean Schirmer test result was 23.7±4.7 mm, mean TBUT was 15.1±2.4 seconds and the mean
tear meniscus height was 0.37±0.06 mm. In unilateral conjunctivitis cases, the mean Schirmer test result was 24.4±3.6 mm, mean TBUT
was 15.1±2.3 seconds and the mean tear meniscus height was 0.38±0.07 mm in the diseased eyes.
Dis cus si on: The results of the routine preocular tear film tests did not differ in AHC caused by CVA24v when compared with healthy
eyes. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2012; 42: 186-9) |
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| spelling | doaj.art-45234275fd054f968bf06d64627cd9912023-02-15T16:12:00ZengGalenos YayineviTürk Oftalmoloji Dergisi1300-06592147-26612012-05-0142318618910.4274/tjo.42.60352Preocular Tear Film Tests in Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Caused by Coxsackievirus A24 VariantGökhan Pekel0Engin Faik Azman1Evre Pekel2Yusuf Avni Yılmaz3Sezen Harmancı4Burhan Babaoğlu5Şenol Sabancı6Beyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyBeyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyBeyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeySultanbeyli State Hospital, Ophthalmology Department, TurkeySultanbeyli State Hospital, Ophthalmology Department, TurkeyBeyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeySultanbeyli State Hospital, Ophthalmology Department, TurkeyBeyoğlu Eye Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyPur po se: Our aim was to evaluate the preocular tear film in patients who had acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) caused by coxsackievirus A24 variant (CVA24v). Ma te ri als and Met hod: Seventy-six patients having AHC caused by CVA24v were enrolled in this study. An AHC outbreak was seen in Istanbul during August and September 2010 and lasted for four weeks. All the patients were seen at the first days of their disease period and none of them had received any treatment before. Conjunctival swab specimens were taken from the patients at their first visit. Tear film tests including Schirmer test, tear meniscus height measurement and tear break-up time (TBUT) were done in all patients. Re sults: The mean age of the patients was 27.8 years (range: 7-68 years). Forty patients were male (53%) and 36 patients were female (47%). In bilateral conjunctivitis cases, the mean Schirmer test result was 23.7±4.7 mm, mean TBUT was 15.1±2.4 seconds and the mean tear meniscus height was 0.37±0.06 mm. In unilateral conjunctivitis cases, the mean Schirmer test result was 24.4±3.6 mm, mean TBUT was 15.1±2.3 seconds and the mean tear meniscus height was 0.38±0.07 mm in the diseased eyes. Dis cus si on: The results of the routine preocular tear film tests did not differ in AHC caused by CVA24v when compared with healthy eyes. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2012; 42: 186-9)http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_2154/Preocular-Tear-Film-Tests-In-Acute-Hemorrhagic-Conjunctivitis-Caused-By-Coxsackievirus-A24-VariantAcute hemorrhagic conjunctivitiscoxsackievirus A24 variantpreocular tear film |
| spellingShingle | Gökhan Pekel Engin Faik Azman Evre Pekel Yusuf Avni Yılmaz Sezen Harmancı Burhan Babaoğlu Şenol Sabancı Preocular Tear Film Tests in Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Caused by Coxsackievirus A24 Variant Türk Oftalmoloji Dergisi Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis coxsackievirus A24 variant preocular tear film |
| title | Preocular Tear Film Tests in Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Caused by Coxsackievirus A24 Variant |
| title_full | Preocular Tear Film Tests in Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Caused by Coxsackievirus A24 Variant |
| title_fullStr | Preocular Tear Film Tests in Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Caused by Coxsackievirus A24 Variant |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preocular Tear Film Tests in Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Caused by Coxsackievirus A24 Variant |
| title_short | Preocular Tear Film Tests in Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis Caused by Coxsackievirus A24 Variant |
| title_sort | preocular tear film tests in acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis caused by coxsackievirus a24 variant |
| topic | Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis coxsackievirus A24 variant preocular tear film |
| url | http://www.oftalmoloji.org/article_2154/Preocular-Tear-Film-Tests-In-Acute-Hemorrhagic-Conjunctivitis-Caused-By-Coxsackievirus-A24-Variant |
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