Difference between revisions of "Herpes keratitis"

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==General==
==General==
*A [[clinical diagnosis]].
*A [[clinical diagnosis]].
*Relatively common.<ref name=pmid25914741>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Burcea | first1 = M. | last2 = Gheorghe | first2 = A. | last3 = Pop | first3 = M. | title = Incidence of Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis in HIV/AIDS patients compared with the general population. | journal = J Med Life | volume = 8 | issue = 1 | pages = 62-3 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 25914741 }}</ref><ref name=pmid16807055></ref><ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Guess | first1 = S. | last2 = Stone | first2 = DU. | last3 = Chodosh | first3 = J. | title = Evidence-based treatment of herpes simplex virus keratitis: a systematic review. | journal = Ocul Surf | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = 240-50 | month = Jul | year = 2007 | doi =  | PMID = 17660897 }}</ref>
*Relatively common.<ref name=pmid25914741>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Burcea | first1 = M. | last2 = Gheorghe | first2 = A. | last3 = Pop | first3 = M. | title = Incidence of Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis in HIV/AIDS patients compared with the general population. | journal = J Med Life | volume = 8 | issue = 1 | pages = 62-3 | month =  | year =  | doi =  | PMID = 25914741 }}</ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Guess | first1 = S. | last2 = Stone | first2 = DU. | last3 = Chodosh | first3 = J. | title = Evidence-based treatment of herpes simplex virus keratitis: a systematic review. | journal = Ocul Surf | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = 240-50 | month = Jul | year = 2007 | doi =  | PMID = 17660897 }}<ref>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Guess | first1 = S. | last2 = Stone | first2 = DU. | last3 = Chodosh | first3 = J. | title = Evidence-based treatment of herpes simplex virus keratitis: a systematic review. | journal = Ocul Surf | volume = 5 | issue = 3 | pages = 240-50 | month = Jul | year = 2007 | doi =  | PMID = 17660897 }}</ref>


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==

Revision as of 00:06, 20 June 2016

Herpes keratitis is an inflammatory condition of the eye caused by a herpes virus.

General

  • A clinical diagnosis.
  • Relatively common.[1]Guess, S.; Stone, DU.; Chodosh, J. (Jul 2007). "Evidence-based treatment of herpes simplex virus keratitis: a systematic review.". Ocul Surf 5 (3): 240-50. PMID 17660897.[2]

Microscopic

Features:

IHC

  • HSV1 +ve.

See also

References

  1. Burcea, M.; Gheorghe, A.; Pop, M.. "Incidence of Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis in HIV/AIDS patients compared with the general population.". J Med Life 8 (1): 62-3. PMID 25914741.
  2. Guess, S.; Stone, DU.; Chodosh, J. (Jul 2007). "Evidence-based treatment of herpes simplex virus keratitis: a systematic review.". Ocul Surf 5 (3): 240-50. PMID 17660897.