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Descemetocele, after Necrotizing Herpetic Keratitis

Descemetocele, after Necrotizing Herpetic Keratitis
The infiltrated corneal stroma has melted away leaving only Decemet's membrane intact. This bulges forward. No hypopyon, not yet bacterial superinfection.
Seitz, Berthold, Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H18.7
Cornea -> Keratitis, Keratouveitis (Infectious/Non-Infectious/Neuroparalytic/Parasitic) -> Ulcerative Keratitis, Corneal Ulcer -> Descemetocele
cornea, emergency case
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