Clinical profile of VKC patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital in Rajouri, J&K,India.

Abhishek Padha; Shazia Qayum

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Clinical profile of VKC patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital in Rajouri, J&K,India.

Abhishek Padha, Shazia Qayum

Abstract :

Background: Vernal keratoconjunctivitis is a chronic,recurrent,bilateral,inflammatory disease showing exacerbations during the spring and summer seasons, and is a common cause of ocular morbidity in young children living in tropical countries. Materials and Methods : A sretrospective study was carried out in the Department of Ophthalmology at Government Medical College, Rajouri,J&K, India. A total of 120 patients with VKC were diagnosed on the grounds of their history, the presence of characteristic symptoms, and on the basis of their clinical features, over a period of 5 months from January 2019 to May 2019. The history of each patient was taken, including a record of age, sex, place of residence, age at onset of the disease, seasonal variations, associated allergic or �atopic� illnesses, and family history of VKC or associated allergies. Results: A total of 120 patients were examined, out of which 93(77.5%) were males and 27(22.5%) were females. The maximum percentage of the patients were in the age group 11-15 years(47.5%), followed by the age group 5-10 years(28.33%) and the least no. of patients were in the age group 21-25 years(6.6%). A total of 94(78.33%) patients had papillae on the upper palpeal conjunctiva, 41(34.16%) patients had conjunctival congestion. Limbal Papillae were seen in a total of 37(30.83%) patients followed by SPK�s(24.16%) and Horner Tranta�s Spots(15%).Out of the total of 120 patients, majority of patients were not having any associated allergic conditions. Conclusions: VKC is the most common form of allergic conjunctivitis and occurs in Males of 11-15 years of age. Some patients of VKC had history of atopy and other allergic conditions.