Clinical and Etiological Study of Viral Conjunctivitis During six Years, 1974–1979, in Sapporo, Japan

Ten years' surveillance of viral conjunctivitis in Sapporo, Japan

“…The proportions of Ad and non-Ad conjunctivitis were 39% and 61%, respectively, over those 6 years. The proportion of Ad conjunctivitis was much lower than in the present study, because the subjects in the earlier study were all patients suspected of having clinical acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis during the first 3 years [1]. Ad3, Ad4, Ad8, and Ad19 were identified as causative agents in their study, and Ad8 was reported to be the predominant causative agent.…”

“…Aoki et al [1] reported the etiological agents of viral conjunctivitis during a 6-year period, 1974± 1979, in the same city, Sapporo. The proportions of Ad and non-Ad conjunctivitis were 39% and 61%, respectively, over those 6 years.…”

“…Both Aoki et al [1] and Ishii et al [7] reported that the main etiological agent of adenoviral conjunctivitis during 1974±1983 was Ad8. However, in the present study the proportion of Ad8 was decreased and other types, such as Ad3, were more frequent during 1985±1994.…”

Enteroviral conjunctivitis and its neurological complications

“…Although the disease presents in a spectacular fashion and causes great concern to the patient the pain lessens after two to three days and the condition resolves without local sequelae and a totM duration of about ten days. For a description of the clinical features of eases in various outbreaks see, CgATTERJEE et al (6) (2).…”

<i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> serovars of endemic trachoma had been predominantly existed in Japan?

“…Acute inclusion conjunctivitis in adults is known as follicular conjunctivitis associated with epithelial keratitis and small degree of corneal vascularization. Chlamydial inclusion conjunctivitis is still not a rare disease in the outpatient clinics of general Japanese ophthalmologists (Aoki et al, 1998;Isobe et al, 1996).…”