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[Marginal corneal perforation associated with herpes simplex virus in a patient with essential cutaneous porphyria]
H Naacke1, V Borderie, O Touzeau
1Pôle Hospitalo-Universitaire d'Ophtalmologie Saint-Antoine - Quinze-Vingts, France.
Journal Francais D'Ophtalmologie
|September 19, 2000
Abstract:
We report a case of herpetic perforated peripheral corneal ulcer in a patient with cutaneous porphyria and hepatitis C. The patient underwent peripheral lamellar keratoplasty. Antiherpetic antibodies were found at a significantly higher level in the aqueous humor than in the serum. Outcome was favorable with antiviral treatment. We discuss the causal role of the hepatitis C virus, porphyria and herpes simplex.