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Keratitis Dendritica, Herpetic

Keratitis Dendritica, Herpetic
Superficial infiltrates spread in a dendritic pattern. Epithelial cells are involved and stain with Rose-Bengal and fluorescein. Areas no longer active leave a superficial scar that is smaller than the original infiltrate.
Meyer, HJ., Prof. Dr. med., Osnabrueck, Germany
H19.11
Cornea -> Keratitis, Keratouveitis (Infectious/Non-Infectious/Neuroparalytic/Parasitic) -> Disciform/Stromal/Interstitial/ Parenchymal Keratitis -> Viral Keratitis -> Herpes Simplex Stromal Keratitis
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