Clinical profile of Vernal kerato-conjunctivitis patients at tertiary care hospital in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Dentistry - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Vernal kerato-conjunctivitis also called as Spring Catarrh is a chronic and recurrent allergic type of conjunctivitis commonly affecting pre-pubertal age-group individuals during the spring season and the summer season. Present study was undertaken to describe the clinical profile of vernal kerato-conjunctivitis patients from a tertiary care centre in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. Study was carried over a period of one year at the Department of Ophthalmology, Govt Medical College, Aurangabad. Thirty five patients with clinically diagnosed bilateral vernal catarrh were included in the study. The diagnosis of vernal kerato-conjunctivitis was made on the basis of history and typical signs and symptoms. Age & gender of the participants was recorded. Presence of symptoms and signs of vernal kerato-conjunctivitis was noted and described. Giemsa staining of conjunctival scrapings was done to detect the presence of eosinophils. Total leukocyte count and differential leucocyte count was done and personal as well as family history of allergic diseases like asthma, hay fever, eczema was taken. Maximum incidence was seen in the age group of 0 to 20 years with 80% of the cases in that age group. There was male predominance with around 74% cases being males. Itching was seen in 97.14% and Watering was present in 94.28% cases. Conjunctival injection was present in all cases, conjunctival oedema in 91.42% and papillary hypertrophy was seen in all cases. Limbal injection was seen in 88.57%, limbal oedema in 80%, limbal papillae in 97.14% while tranta’s dots were found in 57.14% patients. Superficial punctate keratitis was seen in 48.57% cases and 25 patients (71.42%) were found to be atopic individuals.
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Awargaonkar A V, Wangikar V D, Nandedkar V, Khaire B S
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