Case series of 406 vernal keratoconjunctivitis patients: a demographic and epidemiological study

Leonardi, Andrea; Busca, Francesca; Motterle, Laura; Cavarzeran, Fabiano; Fregona, I.; Plebani, Mario; Secchi, Antonio

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0420.2005.00622.x

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“…8 In this study, only 2.58% patients were above the age of 20 years whereas Saboo US et al found 12% patients above 20 years and Leonardi et al found 4% of patients above 20 years. 2,7 Different environmental and geographical variations may be responsible for such varied demography.…”

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“…Male predominance was also found by Leonardi A in his study. 2 Mean Age of patients was 10.31 years +4.05. Maximum patients i.e.…”

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“…1 Vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is more prevalent in regions with hot and humid climate. 2 It has a global distribution with a widely varying incidence. 3 The disease is seasonal, lasting from the beginning of spring until autumn.…”

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Hospital based study of demography and clinical picture of vernal keratoconjunctivitis

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Background: Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is common cause of ocular morbidity in children living in tropical countries. Its diagnosis is based on signs and symptoms of the disease. The study was undertaken to stress upon the demography and clinical presentation of VKC.Methods: Retrospective pre-formed proforma of 155 patients of VKC, who were detected at random in the out - patient department of ophthalmology, ASCOMS, Jammu from May 2016 to April 2017, were analyzed.Results: Mean age at presentation was 10.31 years +4.05. The Male: Female ratio was 4.96:1. Majority of patients reported in the month of May. Mixed type of VKC was predominant. Personal or family history of allergy was seen in 5.8% of patients. Itching (100%) was commonest symptom and palpaberal papillae were commonest sign seen in 78.70% of patients.Conclusions: Clinical pattern of VKC seen in hot and dry climate of Northern India is like that seen in other parts of country.

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“…Male predominance was also found by Leonardi A in his study. 2 Mean Age of patients was 10.31 years +4.05. Maximum patients i.e.…”

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“…Its predominance during the high pollen season lends credence to the widely accepted hypothesis that VKC is an immunologically mediated, hypersensitive reaction to environmental antigens. 3 Ocular allergy occurs frequently and has extremely annoying symptoms that has led to absences from school and work and on addition to this its treatment is not easy. Given the chronic nature of the disease, the patient has to be educated regarding what to expect and the pit falls of therapy.…”

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A Clinical Study of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

Rajappa¹,

Fatima²,

Avinash³

2014

Int Jour of Biomed Res

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“…1,2 The onset of VKC is generally before the age of 10, and the disease lasts 2 to10 years. It usually resolves during late puberty, and boys are affected twice as often the girls.…”

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Psychiatric Evaluation of Children with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

Palamar¹,

Özbaran²,

Erermiş³

et al. 2013

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : To eva lu a te the psychi at ric ef fects of ver nal ke ra to con junc ti vi tis (VKC) in chil dren. M Ma a t te e r ri i a al l a an nd d M Me et t h ho od ds s: : Psychi at ric eva lu a ti on forms we re fil led out thro ugh an in ter view with 25 chil dren with ver nal ke ra to con junc ti vi tis (VKC, study gro up) and 36 myo pic (-0.50 and -1.50 D) and ot her wi se he althy chil dren (con trol gro up). Both gro ups' mot hers fil led the Child Beha vi or Check List (CBCL). All chil dren fil led the Chil dren Dep res si on In ven tory (CDI), the Sta teTra it An xi ety In ven tory (STA I), and we re in ter vi e wed using Kid di e Sche du le for Af fec ti ve Di sor ders and Schi zop hre ni a. The Di ag nos tic and Sta tis ti cal Ma nu al for Psychi at ric Di sor ders, 4th edi ti on was used for psychi at ric di ag no sis. R Re e s su ul lt ts s: : The CBCL sco res of ac ti vi ti es (p<0.0001), and soci a bi lity (p=0.003) we re sig ni fi cantly lo wer, and the sco res of with drawn (p=0.48), so ma ti za ti on (p<0.0001), an xi ety dep res si on (p=0.045), at ten ti on prob lems (p=0.001), to tal prob lems (p=0.020), inter na li zing (p=0.001) we re sig ni fi cantly hig her in the study gro up. The sco res of STA -I I (p<0.0001) and STA I II (p<0.0001) we re sig ni fi cantly hig her in the study gro up. The CDI sco res of the study gro up we re sig ni fi cantly hig her (p<0.0001). A psychi at ric di ag no sis was ma de in 64.00% of the study gro up, and in 2.77% of the con trol gro up pa ti ents (p< 0.0001). C Co on nc c l lu u s si i o on n: : VKC is a chro nic di sor der which af fects the ac ti vity and so ci a bi lity of chil dren, and tends to ca u se dep res sion and an xi ety di sor ders. Oph thal mo lo gists sho uld be awa re of the pos sib le psychi at ric ef fects of VKC in pe di at ric po pu la ti on, and sho uld re mem ber to con sult the se chil dren to child psychi atrists.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : An xi ety; child; dep res si on; myo pi a; psychi at ric sta tus ra ting sca les; con junc ti vi tis, al ler gic Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Ver nal ke ra to kon jonk ti vi tin ço cuk lar da ki psi ki at rik et ki le ri nin de ğer len di ril me si. G Ge e r re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n t te em m l le er r: : Yir mi beş ver nak ke ra to kon juk ti vit li (VKK, ça lış ma gru bu) ve 36 mi yo pik olup di ğer yön ler den sağ lık lı (kon trol grup) ço cuk lar la gö rüş me son ra sı psi ki yat rik de ğer len dir me form la rı dol du rul muş tur. Her iki grup ço cuk la rın an ne le ri, ço cuk la rı için dav ra nış de ğer len dir me öl çe ği ni (ÇDDÖ) dol dur muş lar dır. Tüm ço cuk lar için dep res yon en van te ri ni (ÇDE), du rum lu luksü rek li lik ank si ye te en van te ri ni (DSKE) dol dur muş lar ve gö rüş me le ri ço cuk lar için af fek tif bo zukluk lar ve şizof re ni gö rüş me çi zel ge si kul la nı la rak ya pıl mış tır. B Bu ul l g gu u l la ar r: : CDDÖ alt öl çek le rin den ak ti vi te (p<,.0001) ve sos yal lik (p=0,003) an lam lı ola rak d...

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Case series of 406 vernal keratoconjunctivitis patients: a demographic and epidemiological study

Cited by 158 publications

References 25 publications

Hospital based study of demography and clinical picture of vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Hospital based study of demography and clinical picture of vernal keratoconjunctivitis

A Clinical Study of Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

Psychiatric Evaluation of Children with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

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