Atypical Herpes simplex keratitis (HSK) presenting as a perforated corneal ulcer with a large infiltrate in a contact lens wearer: multinucleated giant cells in the Giemsa smear offered a clue to the diagnosis

PURPOSE: To report a case of atypical herpes simplex keratitis initially diagnosed as bacterial keratitis, in a contact lens wearer. RESULTS: Case report of an 18-year-old woman using contact lenses who presented with pain, redness and gradual decrease in vision in the right eye. Examination reveale...

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Главные авторы: Athmanathan, Sreedharan, Pranesh, Veenashree M, Pasricha, Gunisha, Garg, Prashant, Vemuganti, Geeta K, Sharma, Savitri
Формат: Artigo
Язык:Inglês
Опубликовано: BioMed Central 2001
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Case Report
Online-ссылка:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC31434/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11325340
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2415-1-1
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