Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus
Influenza H1N1 or A virus is a new virus serotype capable of human-to-human transmission. This infection causes a flu syndrome similar to that of seasonal influenza, with only one case of conjunctivitis described and no clinical details or microbiological confirmation. Its diagnosis is performed by...
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| author | Maria Jesus Lopez-Prats Empar Sanz Marco Juan Jose Hidalgo-Mora Salvador Garcia-Delpech Manuel Diaz-Llopis |
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| description | Influenza H1N1 or A virus is a new virus serotype capable of human-to-human transmission. This infection causes a flu syndrome similar to that of seasonal influenza, with only one case of conjunctivitis described and no clinical details or microbiological confirmation. Its diagnosis is performed by PCR of pharyngeal smear of the patients affected. We report the first well-documented case in the medical literature of conjunctivitis by H1N1 virus. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3f5039fd6b724a55a0b146e809898cea2025-02-03T05:59:16ZengWileyJournal of Ophthalmology2090-004X2090-00582010-01-01201010.1155/2010/423672423672Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 VirusMaria Jesus Lopez-Prats0Empar Sanz Marco1Juan Jose Hidalgo-Mora2Salvador Garcia-Delpech3Manuel Diaz-Llopis4Ophthalmology Department, La Fe University Hospital, Avenda Campanar 21, 46009 Valencia, SpainOphthalmology Department, La Fe University Hospital, Avenda Campanar 21, 46009 Valencia, SpainGynaecology Department, La Fe University Hospital, Avenda Campanar 21, 46009 Valencia, SpainOphthalmology Department, La Fe University Hospital, Avenda Campanar 21, 46009 Valencia, SpainOphthalmology Department, La Fe University Hospital, Avenda Campanar 21, 46009 Valencia, SpainInfluenza H1N1 or A virus is a new virus serotype capable of human-to-human transmission. This infection causes a flu syndrome similar to that of seasonal influenza, with only one case of conjunctivitis described and no clinical details or microbiological confirmation. Its diagnosis is performed by PCR of pharyngeal smear of the patients affected. We report the first well-documented case in the medical literature of conjunctivitis by H1N1 virus.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/423672 |
| spellingShingle | Maria Jesus Lopez-Prats Empar Sanz Marco Juan Jose Hidalgo-Mora Salvador Garcia-Delpech Manuel Diaz-Llopis Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus Journal of Ophthalmology |
| title | Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus |
| title_full | Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus |
| title_fullStr | Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus |
| title_short | Bleeding Follicular Conjunctivitis due to Influenza H1N1 Virus |
| title_sort | bleeding follicular conjunctivitis due to influenza h1n1 virus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/423672 |
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