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Acute contagious conjunctivitis

MedGen UID:
272038
Concept ID:
C1313983
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Acute Contagious Conjunctivitis; acute contagious conjunctivitis; conjunctivitis infective; Contagious opthalmia; Pinkeye; pinkeye
SNOMED CT: Pinkeye (399219006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001226

Definition

Acute inflammation of the conjunctiva characterized by pink or red color in the eyes. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAcute contagious conjunctivitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Meyer-Rüsenberg B, Loderstädt U, Richard G, Kaulfers PM, Gesser C
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011 Jul;108(27):475-80. Epub 2011 Jul 8 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2011.0475. PMID: 21814523Free PMC Article
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Bountogo M, Sié A, Coulibaly B, Ruder K, Chen C, Zhong L, Colby E, Lebas E, Deiner M, Hinterwirth A, Lietman TM, Seitzman GD, Doan T
Int Health 2023 Jan 3;15(1):101-103. doi: 10.1093/inthealth/ihac001. PMID: 35076074Free PMC Article
Prajna NV, Lalitha P, Teja GV, Gunasekaran R, Sharma SS, Hinterwirth A, Ruder K, Zhong L, Chen C, Deiner M, Huang C, Pinsky BA, Lietman TM, Seitzman GD, Doan T; SCORPIO (Seasonal Conjunctivitis Outbreak Reporting for Prevention and Improved Outcomes) Study Group
J Clin Virol 2022 Dec;157:105300. Epub 2022 Sep 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105300. PMID: 36209621Free PMC Article
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: 35238405Free PMC Article
Gupta PC, Kumar MP, Ram J
Indian J Med Res 2020 May;151(5):411-418. doi: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1369_20. PMID: 32611912Free PMC Article
Deckard PS, Bergstrom TJ
Ophthalmology 1981 Aug;88(8):810-3. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(81)34944-6. PMID: 7322499

Diagnosis

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: 35238405Free PMC Article
Hübschen JM, Gouandjika-Vasilache I, Dina J
Lancet 2022 Feb 12;399(10325):678-690. Epub 2022 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02004-3. PMID: 35093206
Schoini P, Karampitsakos T, Avdikou M, Athanasopoulou A, Tsoukalas G, Tzouvelekis A
Adv Respir Med 2019;87(1):63-67. Epub 2019 Mar 4 doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2019.0010. PMID: 30830960
Wright PW, Strauss GH, Langford MP
Am Fam Physician 1992 Jan;45(1):173-8. PMID: 1309404
Deckard PS, Bergstrom TJ
Ophthalmology 1981 Aug;88(8):810-3. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(81)34944-6. PMID: 7322499

Therapy

Liu P, Li G, Han M, Cheng X, Cui Y, Md, Yang Q, Md, Zhang C
Ther Innov Regul Sci 2023 May;57(3):476-483. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1007/s43441-022-00479-w. PMID: 36414914
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: 35238405Free PMC Article
Hübschen JM, Gouandjika-Vasilache I, Dina J
Lancet 2022 Feb 12;399(10325):678-690. Epub 2022 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02004-3. PMID: 35093206
Schoini P, Karampitsakos T, Avdikou M, Athanasopoulou A, Tsoukalas G, Tzouvelekis A
Adv Respir Med 2019;87(1):63-67. Epub 2019 Mar 4 doi: 10.5603/ARM.a2019.0010. PMID: 30830960
Meyer-Rüsenberg B, Loderstädt U, Richard G, Kaulfers PM, Gesser C
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011 Jul;108(27):475-80. Epub 2011 Jul 8 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2011.0475. PMID: 21814523Free PMC Article

Prognosis

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: 35238405Free PMC Article
Qiu H, Zeng D, Yi J, Zhu H, Hu L, Jing D, Ye M
Epidemiol Infect 2020 Aug 18;148:e193. doi: 10.1017/S095026882000182X. PMID: 32807257Free PMC Article
Nikitenko NA, Speiseder T, Groitl P, Spirin PV, Prokofjeva MM, Lebedev TD, Rubtsov PM, Lam E, Riecken K, Fehse B, Dobner T, Prassolov VS
Biochimie 2015 Jun;113:10-6. Epub 2015 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.03.010. PMID: 25796214
Meyer-Rüsenberg B, Loderstädt U, Richard G, Kaulfers PM, Gesser C
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2011 Jul;108(27):475-80. Epub 2011 Jul 8 doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2011.0475. PMID: 21814523Free PMC Article
Majeed A, Naeem Z, Khan DA, Ayaz A
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Clinical prediction guides

Qiu H, Zeng D, Yi J, Zhu H, Hu L, Jing D, Ye M
Epidemiol Infect 2020 Aug 18;148:e193. doi: 10.1017/S095026882000182X. PMID: 32807257Free PMC Article
Jin XH, Aoki K, Kitaichi N, Ariga T, Ishida S, Ohno S
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Tan EL, Marcus KF, Poh CL
J Med Virol 2008 Jun;80(6):1025-32. doi: 10.1002/jmv.21210. PMID: 18428147
Majeed A, Naeem Z, Khan DA, Ayaz A
J Pak Med Assoc 2005 Jul;55(7):273-5. PMID: 16108508
Yang YF, Hung PT, Lin LK, Green IJ, Hung SC
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Recent systematic reviews

Liu P, Li G, Han M, Cheng X, Cui Y, Md, Yang Q, Md, Zhang C
Ther Innov Regul Sci 2023 May;57(3):476-483. Epub 2022 Nov 22 doi: 10.1007/s43441-022-00479-w. PMID: 36414914
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: 35238405Free PMC Article
Latalska M, Mackiewicz J
Ann Agric Environ Med 2020 Jun 19;27(2):165-170. Epub 2020 Jun 5 doi: 10.26444/aaem/122790. PMID: 32588588

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