A case of mumps conjunctivitis: detection of the virus RNA by nested PCR in tear sample.
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.
Kalkan
Ahmet
A
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Firat University, TR-23119 Elazig, Turkey.
Ozden
Mehmet
M
Yilmaz
Turgut
T
Demirdag
Kutbettin
K
Bulut
Yasemin
Y
Ozdarendeli
Aykut
A
D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009109:Mumps virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013666:Tears / Q000821:virology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012367:RNA, Viral