title: Primary conjunctival herpetic geographic ulcer in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. aronkjain@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: Jaspreet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sukhija
authors.forename: Ira
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chopra
authors.forename: Nishant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sachdev
mesh_terms: 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