Moukouri dit Nyolo E, Nyolo D, McMoli T, Ndombo K
CHU, Université de Yaoundé I (Département d'Ophtalmologie), Cameroun.
Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1993;86(2):120-4.
The authors report the epidemiological and clinical aspects of tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis in 819 cameroonian patients followed up from June 1989 to June 1990: Tropical endemic limbo-conjunctivitis constitutes about 4% of causes of consultation in our services. The population concerned with LCT is composed of 46.28% of girls and 53.72% of boys; 85% of patients presenting with tropical endemic limbo conjunctivitis are aged between 7 months and 15 years; Allergy and past family history of tropical endemic limbo conjunctivitis are rare and filariasis is an aggravating factor of the disease; The pure globus form is the most frequent (80%) and we did observe especially stages I and II of the disease; The disease does not seem to cause blindness in our area. Synonym: Vernal kerato conjunctivitis.
作者报告了1989年6月至1990年6月期间对819名喀麦隆患者进行随访的热带地方性睑缘结膜炎的流行病学和临床情况：热带地方性睑缘结膜炎约占我们科室会诊病因的4%。患热带地方性睑缘结膜炎的人群中女孩占46.28%，男孩占53.72%；85%的热带地方性睑缘结膜炎患者年龄在7个月至15岁之间；过敏和热带地方性睑缘结膜炎家族病史少见，丝虫病是该病的一个加重因素；单纯性球结膜型最为常见（80%），我们尤其观察到了该病的I期和II期；在我们地区，该病似乎不会导致失明。同义词：春季角膜结膜炎。
