Primary conjunctival herpetic geographic ulcer in an immunocompetent patient.
Herpes simplex virus ocular infections are a major cause of corneal blindness in the developed world. Signs of a primary infection are limited to the lids, conjunctiva and cornea. The presence of a conjunctival dendrite without corneal involvement has been reported. Although conjunctival ulceration has been associated with recurrent attacks, it has not been documented as a manifestation of primary herpetic infection. We report a case of primary herpetic infection with geographic conjunctival ulcer with multiple corneal dendrites.
Jain
Arun Kumar
AK
Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. aronkjain@yahoo.com
Sukhija
Jaspreet
J
Chopra
Ira
I
Sachdev
Nishant
N
D000328:Adult; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence / Q000276:immunology*; D007635:Keratitis, Dendritic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D016849:Keratitis, Herpetic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male