Conjunctivitis, Acute Hemorrhagic

**Definition:** A highly contagious disease characterized by subconjunctival hemorrhage, sudden swelling of the eyelids and congestion, redness, and pain in the eye. Epidemic conjunctivitis caused by Enterovirus 70 (EV-70) was first described in Africa in 1969. It is caused also by Coxsackievirus A24 variant (CA24v). Epidemics by this organism have appeared most frequently in Asia.

**Tree numbers:** - C01.375.725.250.250 - C01.925.325.250.250 - C01.925.782.687.359.201 - C11.187.183.240.216 - C11.294.800.250.250