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Acute conjunctivitis

MedGen UID:: 57829
•Concept ID:: C0155141
•: Disease or Syndrome

Synonyms:	Acute Conjunctivitis; acute conjunctivitis; acute conjunctivitis (disease); conjunctivitis (disease), acute
SNOMED CT:	Acute conjunctivitis (53726008)

Monarch Initiative:	MONDO:0001214

Definition

Acute inflammation of the conjunctiva. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAcute conjunctivitis

Pathological process
- Disease
  - Disorder by Site
    - Disorder of orbital region
      - Conjunctival disorder
        Conjunctivitis
        Acute conjunctivitis
        Acute contagious conjunctivitis
        Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
        Angelucci syndrome

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Acute infective conjunctivitis in primary care: who needs antibiotics? An individual patient data meta-analysis.

Jefferis J, Perera R, Everitt H, van Weert H, Rietveld R, Glasziou P, Rose P
Br J Gen Pract 2011 Sep;61(590):e542-8. doi: 10.3399/bjgp11X593811. PMID: 22152728 Free PMC Article

Management of acute conjunctivitis in school-aged children.

Wagner RS
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2007 Mar-Apr;44(2):85. doi: 10.3928/01913913-20070301-13. PMID: 17410958

Conjunctivitis in children. A refresher survey of diagnosis and contemporary treatment.

Moore RA, Schmitt BD
Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1979 Jan;18(1):26-30, 32. doi: 10.1177/000992287901800103. PMID: 365427

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Current status of human adenovirus infection in China.

Mao NY, Zhu Z, Zhang Y, Xu WB
World J Pediatr 2022 Aug;18(8):533-537. Epub 2022 Jun 18 doi: 10.1007/s12519-022-00568-8. PMID: 35716276 Free PMC Article

Topical pharmacologic interventions versus placebo for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.

Liu SH, Hawkins BS, Ng SM, Ren M, Leslie L, Han G, Kuo IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Mar 3;3(3):CD013520. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013520.pub2. PMID: 35238405 Free PMC Article

COVID-19 and the eye: a review.

Domínguez-Varela IA, Rodríguez-Gutiérrez LA, Morales-Mancillas NR, Barrera-Sánchez M, Macías-Rodríguez Y, Valdez-García JE
Infect Dis (Lond) 2021 Jun;53(6):399-403. Epub 2021 Feb 10 doi: 10.1080/23744235.2021.1882697. PMID: 33566704

Covid-19 and acute conjunctivitis: Controversial data from a tertiary refferral Italian center.

D'Amico Ricci G, Del Turco C, Belcastro E, Palisi M, Romano MR, Pinna A, Panico C, La Spina C
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Nov;31(6):2910-2913. Epub 2021 Jan 26 doi: 10.1177/1120672121991049. PMID: 33499675

Use of Topical Steroids in Conjunctivitis: A Review of the Evidence.

Holland EJ, Fingeret M, Mah FS
Cornea 2019 Aug;38(8):1062-1067. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001982. PMID: 31276464

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Diagnosis

Viral Conjunctivitis.

Muto T, Imaizumi S, Kamoi K
Viruses 2023 Mar 4;15(3) doi: 10.3390/v15030676. PMID: 36992385 Free PMC Article

Current status of human adenovirus infection in China.

Mao NY, Zhu Z, Zhang Y, Xu WB
World J Pediatr 2022 Aug;18(8):533-537. Epub 2022 Jun 18 doi: 10.1007/s12519-022-00568-8. PMID: 35716276 Free PMC Article

Conjunctivitis.

Alfonso SA, Fawley JD, Alexa Lu X
Prim Care 2015 Sep;42(3):325-45. Epub 2015 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.05.001. PMID: 26319341

Acute conjunctivitis.

Lichtenstein SJ, Granet D, Gold R
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus 2004 May-Jun;41(3):134-8. doi: 10.3928/0191-3913-20040501-03. PMID: 15206597

Acute conjunctivitis.

Gigliotti F
Pediatr Rev 1995 Jun;16(6):203-7; quiz 208. doi: 10.1542/pir.16-6-203. PMID: 7596916

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Therapy

Use of Topical Steroids in Conjunctivitis: A Review of the Evidence.

Holland EJ, Fingeret M, Mah FS
Cornea 2019 Aug;38(8):1062-1067. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001982. PMID: 31276464

The use of povidone-iodine in ophthalmology.

Grzybowski A, Kanclerz P, Myers WG
Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2018 Jan;29(1):19-32. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000437. PMID: 28984794

Conjunctivitis.

Alfonso SA, Fawley JD, Alexa Lu X
Prim Care 2015 Sep;42(3):325-45. Epub 2015 Jul 29 doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2015.05.001. PMID: 26319341

Acute conjunctivitis in childhood.

Weiss A
Curr Probl Pediatr 1994 Jan;24(1):4-11. doi: 10.1016/0045-9380(94)90022-1. PMID: 8174390

Erythromycin.

Graham EM
Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am 1992 Sep;19(3):539-49. PMID: 1436931

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Prognosis

Topical pharmacologic interventions versus placebo for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.

Liu SH, Hawkins BS, Ng SM, Ren M, Leslie L, Han G, Kuo IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Mar 3;3(3):CD013520. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013520.pub2. PMID: 35238405 Free PMC Article

COVID-19 and the Human Eye: Conjunctivitis, a Lone COVID-19 Finding - A Case-Control Study.

Mocanu V, Bhagwani D, Sharma A, Borza C, Rosca CI, Stelian M, Bhagwani S, Haidar L, Kshtriya L, Kundnani NR, Horhat FR, Horhat R
Med Princ Pract 2022;31(1):66-73. Epub 2022 Jan 5 doi: 10.1159/000521808. PMID: 34986482 Free PMC Article

COVID-19 and the eye: a review.

Seasonal and Temporal Trends in Childhood Conjunctivitis in Burkina Faso.

Sié A, Diarra A, Millogo O, Zongo A, Lebas E, Bärnighausen T, Chodosh J, Porco TC, Deiner MS, Lietman TM, Keenan JD, Oldenburg CE
Am J Trop Med Hyg 2018 Jul;99(1):229-232. Epub 2018 May 10 doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.17-0642. PMID: 29761759 Free PMC Article

Acute conjunctivitis in childhood.

Weiss A, Brinser JH, Nazar-Stewart V
J Pediatr 1993 Jan;122(1):10-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83479-1. PMID: 8419593

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Clinical prediction guides

Epidemiological Investigation and Risk Factor Analysis of Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis in Huangshi Port District, Huangshi City.

Liu J, Zhang H
Comput Math Methods Med 2022;2022:3009589. Epub 2022 May 2 doi: 10.1155/2022/3009589. PMID: 35547568 Free PMC Article

Covid-19 and acute conjunctivitis: Controversial data from a tertiary refferral Italian center.

D'Amico Ricci G, Del Turco C, Belcastro E, Palisi M, Romano MR, Pinna A, Panico C, La Spina C
Eur J Ophthalmol 2021 Nov;31(6):2910-2913. Epub 2021 Jan 26 doi: 10.1177/1120672121991049. PMID: 33499675

Conjunctivitis in COVID-19 patients: frequency and clinical presentation.

Güemes-Villahoz N, Burgos-Blasco B, García-Feijoó J, Sáenz-Francés F, Arriola-Villalobos P, Martinez-de-la-Casa JM, Benítez-Del-Castillo JM, Herrera de la Muela M
Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2020 Nov;258(11):2501-2507. Epub 2020 Aug 29 doi: 10.1007/s00417-020-04916-0. PMID: 32860573 Free PMC Article

Correlation between acute conjunctivitis and Asian dust on ocular surfaces.

Ko R, Hayashi M, Hayashi H, Hayashi K, Kato H, Kurata Y, Fuchino Y, Nakamichi T, Migita H, Yano H, Sakata T, Uchio E
J Toxicol Environ Health A 2016;79(8):367-75. Epub 2016 May 4 doi: 10.1080/15287394.2016.1162248. PMID: 27142484

Acute conjunctivitis in childhood.

Weiss A, Brinser JH, Nazar-Stewart V
J Pediatr 1993 Jan;122(1):10-4. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(05)83479-1. PMID: 8419593

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Recent systematic reviews

Topical pharmacologic interventions versus placebo for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.

Liu SH, Hawkins BS, Ng SM, Ren M, Leslie L, Han G, Kuo IC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2022 Mar 3;3(3):CD013520. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013520.pub2. PMID: 35238405 Free PMC Article

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Acute conjunctivitis

Definition

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis

Therapy

Prognosis

Clinical prediction guides

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