[Tropical endemic limbal conjunctivitis in Cameroon patients. Apropos of 819 cases in Yaounde].
The authors report the epidemiological and clinical aspects of tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis in 819 cameroonian patients followed up from June 1989 to June 1990: Tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis constitutes about 4% of causes of consultation in our services. The population concerned with LCT is composed of 46.28% of girls and 53.72% of boys; 85% of patients presenting with tropical endemic limbo conjunctivitis are aged between 7 months and 15 years; Allergy and past family history of tropical endemic limbo conjunctivitis are rare and filariasis is an aggravating factor of the disease; The pure globus form is the most frequent (80%) and we did observe especially stages I and II of the disease; The disease does not seem to cause blindness in our area. Synonym: Vernal kerato conjunctivitis.
Moukouri dit Nyolo
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CHU, Université de Yaoundé I (Département d'Ophtalmologie), Cameroun.
Nyolo
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McMoli
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Ndombo
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007637:Keratoconjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014329:Tropical Climate
La limbo-conjonctivite endémique des tropiques en milieu camerounais. A propos de 819 cas à Yaoundé.