J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1969 Mar;10(1):15-19.

A statistic observation of the clnical Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis

• Kim SY
• Park KS
• Kim JH
• Kim SM

Abstract

The 507 cases of clinical E.K.C. among the 9147 out-patients seen in the Department of ophthalmology, Catholic Medical Center during September 1. 1967 to August 31. 1968 were evaluated statistically. And the several literatures were reviewed. 1. The incidence of E.K.C. evaluated in our clinic was remarkably high (5.5%) as compared with the other reports. And E.K.C. was observed in all seasons of year in our clinic and has the highest incidence during September. 2. The young age group was prevalent in regard of the incidence. 3. In the most of the cases, the disease infected the second eye in the course within a week, and it was bilateral in 48% of the patients. 4. The frequency of spread to professional personnel and to families of patients was very high but there seems to be rarely mediated by, sources of infection in dispensary and swimming pools. 5. In the infants under 3 years of age, the pseudomembrane was usually appeared and often accompanied systemic symptoms such as high fever and pharyngitis, but rarely associated with keratitis or preauricular adenopathy. The corneal opacities were appeared in about 10% of the cases and more common in adults over 20 years of age. 6. The course of acute conjunctivitis seems to be lasted about 4 weeks but the coneal opacities persisted.

MeSH Terms

Adult
Conjunctivitis
Corneal Opacity
Fever
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Keratitis
Keratoconjunctivitis*
Ophthalmology
Outpatients
Pharyngitis
Seasons
Swimming Pools