Bacterial infection of a neurotrophic cornea in an immunocompromised subject.
The following is a case report of a 61-year-old woman with a 10-year history of pemphigus vulgaris, successfully treated with steroids and cytotoxic agents. The patient developed severe herpes zoster ophthalmicus, complicated by a staph-indolent corneal ulcer. This case illustrates several of the many unfortunate ophthalmological complications that may develop in the immunocompromised patient.
D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006563:Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007153:Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000009:adverse effects; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone