Clinical investigation on the misdiagnosis of corneal endotheliitis / 国际眼科杂志(Guoji Yanke Zazhi)

ABSTRACT

· AIM: To analyze the pathogeny of corneal endotheliitis and to investigate the causes of its misdiagnosis and the key to treatment.endotheliitis presented with predisposing factors, clinical manifestations and treatment were analyzed retrospectively.junctiviis, and the other 7 were misdiagnosed as acute close-angle glaucoma, glaucomatocyclitic crisis, inflammatory reaction after cataract extracapsular extraction and IOL implantation, disciform stromal keratitis and iridocyclitis, respectively. All the 7 cases were cured through treatment, and recurrence appeared in 1 case.unclear yet. Properly grasping its features and key points for differential diagnosis and seriously and detailed examining patients will benefit to timely diagnosis. After clinical treatment, maintaining treatment for more than 4wk will lower the recurrence of corneal endotheliitis.