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- Title
Case of bilateral multiple herpetic epithelial keratitis manifested as dendriform epithelial edema during primary Kaposiâs varicelliform eruption.
- Authors
Shiro Higaki; Yoshitsugu Inoue; Atsushi Yoshida; Naoyuki Maeda; Hitoshi Watanabe; Yoshikazu Shimomura
- Abstract
Abstract Background  Bilateral herpetic keratitis has been reported in patients with atopy, measles, graft-versus-host disease, and altered immune status. We report a serologically verified case of primary, simultaneous onset, bilateral, atypical epithelial herpetic keratitis that manifested as dendriform epithelial edema during a generalized dermatitis incident. Case  A 37-year-old man with chronic atopic dermatitis developed Kaposiâs varicelliform eruption and bilateral dendritic epithelial keratitis with corneal epithelial edema. Observations  The pathogens isolated from both eyes were identified as herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) by a direct immunofluorescence method. Serological tests obtained on three different occasions over a 5-week period verified a primary HSV infection. Conclusions  With serological verification, we report a rare case of primary, simultaneous onset, bilateral, dendritic epithelial keratitis at a very early stage with complications of generalized herpetic disease in a patient with atopic dermatitis.
- Subjects
KERATITIS; EDEMA; XERODERMA pigmentosum; SKIN inflammation; HERPESVIRUS diseases
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, 2008, Vol 52, Issue 2, p127
- ISSN
0021-5155
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10384-007-0514-6