Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of keratoconjunctivitis epidemica.
Family history
- Are there any individuals in your family/social environment who are currently suffering from infections?
Social history
- Do you go swimming in swimming pools frequently?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Have you noticed any sudden redness of the eye?
- How long has the redness existed?
- Do you have the feeling that there is a foreign body in the eye?
- Is there lacrimation, itching?
- Do you feel sick, weary?
- Do you suffer from aching limbs?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis
Self anamnesis
- Pre-existing conditions (allergies, wg DD allergic conjunctivitis).
- Operations
Medication history
- Topical vasoconstrictors (due toDD toxic conjunctivitis).
