J Clin Ophthalmol Eye Disord | Volume 1, Issue 3 | Mini Review | Open Access

Characteristics of Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis due to Novel Adenovirus Types

Koki Aoki^1*, Nobuyoshi Kitaichi^1,2, Rikutaroh Hinokuma³ and Shigeaki Ohno¹

¹Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo Japan
²Department of Ophthalmology, Health Sciences University of Hokkaido, Sapporo, Japan
³Department of Ophthalmology, Hinokuma Eye Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan

^*Correspondance to: Koki Aoki 

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Abstract

Specific types of human mastadenovirus (HAdV) D and E often cause epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC). Types of HAdV-8, -37 and -64 (formerly -19a) lead most severe clinical symptoms among them. Novel types of HAdV-D characterized as recombinant products were recently identified as the cause of EKC. They are designated as HAdV-53, -54, -56 and -64. We here review the characteristics of EKC caused by new types, which are spread in Japan.

Citation:

Aoki K, Kitaichi N, Hinokuma R, Ohno S. Characteristics of Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis due to Novel Adenovirus Types. J Clin Ophthalmol Eye Disord. 2017; 1(3): 1013.