Abstract
Mumps is a disease caused by a virus that can infect many parts of the body, especially the parotid salivary glands. A case of epidemic parotitis in an adult female affected by bilateral conjunctivitis is presented. Mumps virus was detected in tear samples by reverse transcription nested polymerase chain reaction (RT-n-PCR). The conjunctivitis resolved completely within 11 d.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use
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Conjunctivitis / diagnosis*
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Conjunctivitis / drug therapy
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Conjunctivitis / virology
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Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
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Female
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Mumps virus / isolation & purification*
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RNA, Viral / analysis
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction*
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Tears / virology
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Antiviral Agents
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RNA, Viral