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epidemic keratoconjunctivitis[¦ep·ə¦dem·ik ¦ker·əd·ō·kən‚jəŋk·tə′vīd·əs] (medicine) Inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva, caused by a virus; epidemic by nature. epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
keratoconjunctivitis [ker″ah-to-kon-junk″tĭ-vi´tis] inflammation of the cornea and conjunctiva.epidemic keratoconjunctivitis a highly infectious form, commonly with regional lymph node involvement, occurring in epidemics; an adenovirus has been repeatedly isolated from affected patients.phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis a form marked by formation of a phlyctenule (small lesion) at the corneal limbus.keratoconjunctivitis sic´ca a condition marked by hyperemia of the conjunctiva, thickening and drying of the corneal epithelium, and itching and burning of the eye. Called also dry eye.ep·i·dem·ic ker·a·to·con·junc·ti·vi·tisfollicular conjunctivitis followed by subepithelial corneal infiltrates; often caused by adenovirus type 8, less commonly by other types. Synonym(s): virus keratoconjunctivitisep·i·dem·ic ker·at·o·con·junc·ti·vi·tis (ep'i-dem'ik ker'ă-tō-kŏn-jŭngk'ti-vī'tis) Follicular conjunctivitis followed by subepithelial corneal infiltrates; often caused by adenovirus type 8, less commonly also by other types. Synonym(s): viral keratoconjunctivitis, shipyard conjunctivitis. See EKC See EKC |