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Allergic conjunctivitis physical examination

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Conjunctival hyperemia and discharge are found in the majority of patients on clinical examination. Specific signs include Horner-Tranta’s dots, shield ulcers and cobblestone appearance in VKC, sandpaper like eyelid texture in AKC, and giant conjunctival papillae in GPC.

Physical Examination

Physical Examination

SAC and PAC[1]

VKC

AKC[5]

GPC

References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Friedlaender MH (2011). “Ocular allergy”. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 11 (5): 477–82. doi:10.1097/ACI.0b013e32834a9652. PMID 21822130.
  2. ↑ Bielory L, Frohman LP (1992). “Allergic and immunologic disorders of the eye”. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 89 (1 Pt 1): 1–15. doi:10.1016/s0091-6749(05)80033-8. PMID 1730829.
  3. ↑ Kumar S (2009). “Vernal keratoconjunctivitis: a major review”. Acta Ophthalmol. 87 (2): 133–47. doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.01347.x. PMID 18786127.
  4. ↑ La Rosa M, Lionetti E, Reibaldi M, Russo A, Longo A, Leonardi S; et al. (2013). “Allergic conjunctivitis: a comprehensive review of the literature”. Ital J Pediatr. 39: 18. doi:10.1186/1824-7288-39-18. PMC 3640929. PMID 23497516.
  5. ↑ Bielory B, Bielory L (2010). “Atopic dermatitis and keratoconjunctivitis”. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 30 (3): 323–36. doi:10.1016/j.iac.2010.06.004. PMID 20670816.
  6. ↑ Elhers WH, Donshik PC (2008). “Giant papillary conjunctivitis”. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 8 (5): 445–9. doi:10.1097/ACI.0b013e32830e6af0. PMID 18769199.

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