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Published on: September 20, 2021
Primary conjunctival herpetic geographic ulcer in an immunocompetent patient
Arun Kumar Jain1, Jaspreet Sukhija, Ira Chopra
1Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. aronkjain@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Herpes simplex virus ocular infections have been recognized as a major cause of corneal blindness in the developed world. The major signs of a primary infection are limited to the lids, conjunctiva, and cornea. Presence of a conjunctival dendrite without corneal involvement has been reported. Although conjunctival ulceration has been associated with recurrent attacks, it has not been documented as a manifestation of primary herpetic infection. We report a case of primary herpetic infection with geographic conjunctival ulcer with multiple corneal dendrites.
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