What threatens the failure of vaccination against diphtheria? How does diphtheria conjunctivitis manifest, which complications may occur? Learn from this article.
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Diphtheria conjunctivitis
Diffexing conjunctivitis occurs when diphtheria chopstick mucosa (Coriminbacterium diphtheria or lefball bacilloma). To date, this disease is rare quite rare, thanks to the universal vaccination against diphtheria and almost always in universal.
Usually diphtheria eye damage occurs during the diphtheria of the oz, nose, larynx. Occasionally arises independent defeat of the eyes, without a disease of other organs. But even in this case, the general condition of the patient suffers. High body temperature, weakness, sweating, headache.
Manifestations
The disease begins sharply. There is a pronounced swelling and sealing age, sharp redness of the age with a blue tint. Eyelids can be so dense that they cannot be turned off for inspection.
Muddy contents with flakes are poured out of the eye slit.
In the edges of the ages are formed gray films in the form of raids. These films are tightly soldered to the mucous membrane, distributed to the conjunctival of the eyelids and the eyeball. When you try to remove the film you need to make an effort. Bleeding mucous membrane is exposed under the film.
After the first week, the film's illness is subject to necrosis and move along with the pus. Where there were films formed scars in the form of stars.
If the films were on the mucous membrane of the eyeball, between the conjunctiva of the eyelids and the conjunctival of the eyeball may form a blowjob (Symblefaron). After rejection of the films, inflammation subsides, the edema of the eyelids decreases. By the third week, the attenuation of the disease.
Complications
The danger of diphtheria defeat conjunctiva lies in the possible defeat of the cornea. At the same time, purulent corneal ulcers arise through which the infection can penetrate deep into the eyeball and lead to the death of the eye and loss. Sometimes the disease can occur in an erased form and the diagnosis may be only possible after the microbiological research and detecting in strokes from the cavity of the CoryNebacteria diphtheria.
Treatment
Treatment of diphtheria conjunctivitis. The patient is hospitalized into an infectious department, in a separate boxing. Must be introduced anti-informy serum. In addition, antibiotics of a wide range of action, vitamins are prescribed. In the cavity of the conjunctiva, the solutions of antiseptics or antibiotics. The prevention of diphtheria conjunctivitis is a timely complete vaccination of the population.
