| H01421 | |
| H number | H01421 |
| Name | Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis |
| Description | Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC) is a highly contagious viral conjunctivitis first observed in 1969 in Ghana. Causative agents thus far identified are enterovirus 70 and coxsackievirus A24 variant in the genus Enterovirus, the family Picornaviridae of +ssRNA viruses. |
| Category | Viral infectious disease |
| Network | - |
| Gene | - |
| Pathogen | Human enterovirus 70 [GN:T40334] Human coxsackievirus A24 [GN:T40332] |
| Env factor | - |
| Carcinogen | - |
| Drug | - |
| Comment | - |
| Other DBs | ICD-11: 1D84.1 ICD-10: B30.3 MeSH: D003232 |
| Reference | PMID:16287683 AUTHORS Palacios G, Oberste MS TITLE Enteroviruses as agents of emerging infectious diseases. JOURNAL J Neurovirol 11:424-33 (2005) DOI:10.1080/13550280591002531 PMID:16704792 AUTHORS Tavares FN, Costa EV, Oliveira SS, Nicolai CC, Baran M, da Silva EE TITLE Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis and coxsackievirus A24v, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2004. JOURNAL Emerg Infect Dis 12:495-7 (2006) DOI:10.3201/eid1205.051173 PMID:12967504 AUTHORS Oh MD, Park S, Choi Y, Kim H, Lee K, Park W, Yoo Y, Kim EC, Choe K TITLE Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis caused by coxsackievirus A24 variant, South Korea, 2002. JOURNAL Emerg Infect Dis 9:1010-2 (2003) DOI:10.3201/eid0908.030190 |