Clinical pattern of recurrent herpes simplex keratitis
<b>Purpose</b>: To document the clinical pattern in recurrent herpes simplex disease. <b>Methods</b>: Eyes with clinically documented pattern of corneal manifestation on more than one occasion were analysed. For each eye recruited, the clinical pattern of the disease at each...
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doaj-3c5ab2d0957b48039b71bc1928127b5b2020-11-24T23:40:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381999-01-014711114Clinical pattern of recurrent herpes simplex keratitisSaini JagjitAgarwala Ritu<b>Purpose</b>: To document the clinical pattern in recurrent herpes simplex disease. <b>Methods</b>: Eyes with clinically documented pattern of corneal manifestation on more than one occasion were analysed. For each eye recruited, the clinical pattern of the disease at each recurrence of herpes simplex corneal disease, age, disease-free intervals, triggering factors, laterality and steroid abuse were noted and evaluated. <b>Results</b>: For an average follow up of 6.9 years, a recurrence rate of 0.6 episodes per year was observed. Disease-free intervals of 75.7 months for epithelial herpes simplex disease was considerably longer than the 21.3 months observed for stromal disease. Clinical pattern of recurrence was of the same type following first episode of disciform keratitis, epithelial keratitis and endothelitis in 84%, 72.7%, and 75% of the eyes respectively. <b>Conclusion</b>: Herpes simplex disease often recurs in the same manifest clinical pattern as the first episode. This clinical evidence provides additional support for the potential role of herpes simplex biotypes in determining manifestation of clinical disease pattern.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=1999;volume=47;issue=1;spage=11;epage=14;aulast=SainiOcular herpes simplexkeratitisrecurrent pattern |
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Clinical pattern of recurrent herpes simplex keratitis |
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Clinical pattern of recurrent herpes simplex keratitis |
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Clinical pattern of recurrent herpes simplex keratitis |
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clinical pattern of recurrent herpes simplex keratitis |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology |
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<b>Purpose</b>: To document the clinical pattern in recurrent herpes simplex disease. <b>Methods</b>: Eyes with clinically documented pattern of corneal manifestation on more than one occasion were analysed. For each eye recruited, the clinical pattern of the disease at each recurrence of herpes simplex corneal disease, age, disease-free intervals, triggering factors, laterality and steroid abuse were noted and evaluated. <b>Results</b>: For an average follow up of 6.9 years, a recurrence rate of 0.6 episodes per year was observed. Disease-free intervals of 75.7 months for epithelial herpes simplex disease was considerably longer than the 21.3 months observed for stromal disease. Clinical pattern of recurrence was of the same type following first episode of disciform keratitis, epithelial keratitis and endothelitis in 84%, 72.7%, and 75% of the eyes respectively. <b>Conclusion</b>: Herpes simplex disease often recurs in the same manifest clinical pattern as the first episode. This clinical evidence provides additional support for the potential role of herpes simplex biotypes in determining manifestation of clinical disease pattern. |
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Ocular herpes simplex keratitis recurrent pattern |
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