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 | *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>{{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== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:09, 20 June 2016
Herpes keratitis is an inflammatory condition of the eye caused by a herpes virus.
General
- A clinical diagnosis.
- Relatively common.[1][2]
Microscopic
Features:
- See HSV.
Images
HK - low mag. (WC)
HK - intermed. mag. (WC)
HK - high mag. (WC)
HK - very high mag. (WC)
HK - extremely high mag. (WC)
HK - intermed. mag. (WC)
IHC
- HSV1 +ve.
See also
- Eye.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.