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Ring-Ulcer of the Cornea, bacterial

Ring-Ulcer of the Cornea, bacterial
The original ulcer lies superiorly with new ones forming in the periphery. Leucocytes migrate circumferentially into the cornea from the vascular network at the limbus which may lead to necrosis of the superficial corneal layers.
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H16.0
Cornea -> Keratitis, Keratouveitis (Infectious/Non-Infectious/Neuroparalytic/Parasitic) -> Ulcerative Keratitis, Corneal Ulcer -> Ring Abcess
infection
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