Everaerts M C, Doutetien C
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), Belgique.
Rev Int Trach Pathol Ocul Trop Subtrop Sante Publique. 1993;70:199-214.
TELC is a chronic allergic conjunctivitis which affects young children. The aetiology which is usually incriminated is dust, dryness or ultraviolet rays. The main symptoms of TELC are: severe pruritus, brownish pigmentation of the conjunctiva, papillae on the upper palpebral conjunctiva, severe limbitis with Trantat's spots, and finally corneal attack with risk of blindness. Treatment basis is made up with sodium chromoglycate and corticoids. We gathered the epidemiological data of TELC in the South of Benin and their links with the meteorological data (pluviometry, temperature, relative dampness rate, sun radiance and middle evaporation), from 1983 to 1992. There are two peaks of exacerbation for TELC: in March and in August. There is a good two months moved correlation between TELC and pluviometry; a positive correlation with temperature during the first peak and a reversed correlation during the second peak. Peaks of TELC are not linked with hours of sunshine rates.
特应性角结膜炎（TELC）是一种影响幼儿的慢性过敏性结膜炎。通常认为其病因是灰尘、干燥或紫外线。TELC的主要症状有：严重瘙痒、结膜呈褐色色素沉着、上睑结膜出现乳头、伴有特兰塔氏点的严重角膜缘炎，最终出现角膜病变并有失明风险。治疗基础药物为色甘酸钠和皮质类固醇。我们收集了1983年至1992年贝宁南部TELC的流行病学数据及其与气象数据（降雨量、温度、相对湿度、太阳辐射和平均蒸发量）的关系。TELC有两个病情加重高峰期：3月和8月。TELC与降雨量之间存在良好的两个月延迟相关性；在第一个高峰期与温度呈正相关，在第二个高峰期呈负相关。TELC的高峰期与日照时长无关。
