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Br J Ophthalmol 1979;63:621-626 doi:10.1136/bjo.63.9.621
  • Research Article

An outbreak of adenovirus keratoconjunctivitis in bristol.

Abstract

Nineteen cases of keratoconjunctivitis caused by an adenovirus serologically related to types 10 and 19 are described. Seventeen of the patients presented over a period of 7 weeks and included 4 who were involved in a minor outbreak at a factory. The presentation and clinical features closely resembled those caused by adenoviruses types 8 and 19. Mild to severe follicular conjunctivitis, superficial punctate keratitis, discrete subepithelial opacities, membrane formation, and conjunctival scarring were all observed.

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