Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity in an Infant with Adenoviral Conjunctivitis

Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has been a major problematic disorder during childhood. Laser photocoagulation (LPC) has been proven to be effective in most of the ROP cases. Adenoviral conjunctivitis (AVC) is responsible for epidemics among adult and pediatric population. It has also been reported...

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Published inCase reports in pediatrics Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors Gunay, Murat, Con, Rahim, Celik, Gokhan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2015
Hindawi Limited
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Summary:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has been a major problematic disorder during childhood. Laser photocoagulation (LPC) has been proven to be effective in most of the ROP cases. Adenoviral conjunctivitis (AVC) is responsible for epidemics among adult and pediatric population. It has also been reported to be a cause of outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units (NICU) several times. We herein demonstrate a case with AVC who underwent LPC for ROP. And we discuss the treatment methodology in such cases.
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Academic Editor: Mohammad M. A. Faridi
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2015/192717