Vernal keratoconjunctivitis: modes of presentation in Nepalese population.

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  • N Pokharel
  • D N Shah
  • M Choudhary
چکیده

OBJECTIVE To determine pattern of clinical presentation in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) in our context. METHODS Thirty-four VKC patients were included in this study. RESULTS The study revealed prepubertal onset with male preponderance and most frequently encountered symptom in the study among VKC cases was itching (100%) followed by redness of eyes and discharge (76.5% each) and the commonest sign was tarsal papillae (100%) followed by conjunctival hyperemia (91%) in 68 eyes of 34 cases of VKC. CONCLUSION The clinical presentation of VKC cases in our country is very much similar to the findings of other parts of the world.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Kathmandu University medical journal

دوره 5 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007