title: [Marginal corneal perforation associated with herpes simplex virus in a patient with essential cutaneous porphyria].
abstract: We report a case of herpetic perforated peripheral corneal ulcer in a patient with cutaneous porphyria and hepatitis C. The patient underwent peripheral lamellar keratoplasty. Antiherpetic antibodies were found at a significantly higher level in the aqueous humor than in the serum. Outcome was favorable with antiviral treatment. We discuss the causal role of the hepatitis C virus, porphyria and herpes simplex.
authors.affiliation: Pôle Hospitalo-Universitaire d'Ophtalmologie Saint-Antoine - Quinze-Vingts, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Naacke
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Borderie
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Touzeau
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bourcier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Scat
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laroche
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D001082:Aqueous Humor / Q000821:virology; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016849:Keratitis, Herpetic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000150:complications*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000914:Antibodies, Viral