title: Acute ocular infection by type 2 herpes simplex virus in adults.
abstract: Acute ocular infections in two adults were caused by type 2 herpes simplex virus (HSV) ("genital herpesvirus"). One patient had an acute blepharoconjunctivitis, the other an acute keratoconjunctivitis. Genital infections had preceded the eye infections, and type 2 HSV was isolated from the eyes of both patients and from the genital lesions of one patient. This strongly suggests transmission of type 2 HSV from the genital site to the eye.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000032:analysis; D002460:Cell Line; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013696:Temperature; D010948:Viral Plaque Assay
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic