title: [Purulent corneal ulcers: etiology, pathogenesis, classification].
abstract: Advanced purulent corneal ulcer, as well as abscess, is a serious vision-threatening condition notable for its fulminant course and possible loss of the eye due to endophthalmitis. Its leading causes, pathogenesis, and classifications are described and analyzed in this paper.
authors: Research Institute of Eye Diseases, 11 A, B, Rossolimo St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119021.
authors: Evg A
authors: EA
authors: Kasparova
authors: Research Institute of Eye Diseases, 11 A, B, Rossolimo St., Moscow, Russian Federation, 119021.
authors: Evg A
authors: EA
authors: Kasparova
mesh_terms: D003315:Cornea / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013492:Suppuration