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An Outbreak During an Epidemic of Acute Hemorrhagic Conjunctivitis

Eduardo Alfonso, MD; Beth Friedland, MD; Saunders Hupp, MD; Karl Olsen, MD; Karen Senikowich, MD; Virgil E. F. Sklar, MD, PhD; Richard K. Forster, MD

JAMA. 1983;250(6):794-795.

Abstract
Ten patients with gonococcal conjunctivitis were examined during an epidemic of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (AHC). Eye cultures in all cases demonstrated Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and seven also had isolates of N gonorrhoeae in genital specimens. All patients responded well to antimicrobial therapy. The patients had used a folk remedy in which they had applied urine to their eyes to treat the symptoms of AHC.

(JAMA 1983;250:794-795)

Author Affiliations
From the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the Alfred R. Abrams Ocular Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Miami School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to 900 NW 17th St, Miami, FL 33136 (Dr Alfonso).

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