Peripheral ulcerative keratitis after Salmonella gastroenteritis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe a case of bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis after Salmonella gastroenteritis.


METHODS
Case report with description of treatment and outcome.


RESULTS
The peripheral ulcerative keratitis gradually resolved in both eyes after appropriate systemic antibiotic therapy and local ocular care.


CONCLUSIONS
Peripheral ulcerative keratitis can result as a consequence of infectious gastroenteritis.
Yang
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Uveitis and Immunology Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA.
Baltatzis
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Foster
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D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D016510:Corneal Neovascularization / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003519:Cyclopentolate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity
C009935:prednisolone acetate; D011239:Prednisolone; D015242:Ofloxacin; D003519:Cyclopentolate