Management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis: a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay fever

Conjunctivitis accounts for 33% of all eye diseases. Conjunctivitis, or inflammation of the conjunctiva, is one of its most common diseases. Regardless of the etiology, the clinical manifestations are approximately the same. Patients come to the clinics with complaints of photophobia, a feeling of a...

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Main Author: A. V. Zakharova
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Language:Russian
Published: Open Systems Publication 2022-01-01
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description Conjunctivitis accounts for 33% of all eye diseases. Conjunctivitis, or inflammation of the conjunctiva, is one of its most common diseases. Regardless of the etiology, the clinical manifestations are approximately the same. Patients come to the clinics with complaints of photophobia, a feeling of a foreign body, red eye, itching, pain, lacrimation, hyperemia and swelling of the eyelids. The first goal of an ophthalmologist is to differentiate between viral and bacterial conjunctivitis. The second stage is to conduct a detailed differential analysis between nosologies. To solve these problems, the doctor needs to conduct a detailed collection of complaints and anamnesis, conducting a detailed biomicroscopy of the anterior segment of the eye. Viral eye diseases are a serious medical and social problem. Viruses are one of the most common causes of infection of the outer structures of the eye with a wide range of possible manifestations - from mild transient conjunctivitis to more serious conditions in which damage to the conjunctiva and cornea can lead to scarring, which in some cases leads to blindness. Pathogens such as adenovirus, picornavirus,  herpes simplex virus and herpes zoster can cause isolated conjunctivitis,  but they often also affect the cornea and eyelids. In recent years, there has been an increase in the prevalence of adenoviral conjunctivitis. The disease has a high frequency of occurrence and affects all age groups The increase in morbidity occurs in the autumn-spring  period, when viral contagiousness is increased. In clinical practice, for local therapy of diseases such as viral (adenoviral and herpetic) conjunctivitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, uveitis, interferon preparations are used with high efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-19c72987815741c3841604b2a957e3ce2025-08-20T02:49:01ZrusOpen Systems PublicationЛечащий Врач1560-51752687-11812022-01-01012576010.51793/OS.2021.24.12.008856Management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis: a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay feverA. V. Zakharova0Federal State Budgetary Institution United Hospital with a Polyclinic of the Administrative Department of the President of the Russian FederationConjunctivitis accounts for 33% of all eye diseases. Conjunctivitis, or inflammation of the conjunctiva, is one of its most common diseases. Regardless of the etiology, the clinical manifestations are approximately the same. Patients come to the clinics with complaints of photophobia, a feeling of a foreign body, red eye, itching, pain, lacrimation, hyperemia and swelling of the eyelids. The first goal of an ophthalmologist is to differentiate between viral and bacterial conjunctivitis. The second stage is to conduct a detailed differential analysis between nosologies. To solve these problems, the doctor needs to conduct a detailed collection of complaints and anamnesis, conducting a detailed biomicroscopy of the anterior segment of the eye. Viral eye diseases are a serious medical and social problem. Viruses are one of the most common causes of infection of the outer structures of the eye with a wide range of possible manifestations - from mild transient conjunctivitis to more serious conditions in which damage to the conjunctiva and cornea can lead to scarring, which in some cases leads to blindness. Pathogens such as adenovirus, picornavirus,  herpes simplex virus and herpes zoster can cause isolated conjunctivitis,  but they often also affect the cornea and eyelids. In recent years, there has been an increase in the prevalence of adenoviral conjunctivitis. The disease has a high frequency of occurrence and affects all age groups The increase in morbidity occurs in the autumn-spring  period, when viral contagiousness is increased. In clinical practice, for local therapy of diseases such as viral (adenoviral and herpetic) conjunctivitis, keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, uveitis, interferon preparations are used with high efficiency.https://journal.lvrach.ru/jour/article/view/861eye diseasesred eyeitchingpainconjunctivitisadenoviral conjunctivitis
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Management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis: a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay fever
Лечащий Врач
eye diseases
red eye
itching
pain
conjunctivitis
adenoviral conjunctivitis
title Management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis: a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay fever
title_full Management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis: a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay fever
title_fullStr Management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis: a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay fever
title_full_unstemmed Management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis: a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay fever
title_short Management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis: a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay fever
title_sort management of a patient with viral conjunctivitis on an outpatient basis a case of acute viral conjunctivitis in a patient with hay fever
topic eye diseases
red eye
itching
pain
conjunctivitis
adenoviral conjunctivitis
url https://journal.lvrach.ru/jour/article/view/861
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