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. 1979 Sep;63(9):621–626. doi: 10.1136/bjo.63.9.621

An outbreak of adenovirus keratoconjunctivitis in bristol.

A B Tullo, P G Higgins
PMCID: PMC1043571  PMID: 226115

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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