ABSTRACT
CASO CLÍNICO: Se presenta el caso de un varón inmunocompetente que acude a nuestro servicio con escleritis adyacente a limbo y queratitis intersticial en ojo izquierdo. A los pocos días se observa nueva úlcera de aspecto dendritiforme en ojo derecho y empeoramiento bilateral progresivo hasta presentar uveítis granulomatosa en ambos ojos. En el estudio etiológico destacan títulos positivos de IgM para virus herpes simple en suero. DISCUSIÓN: Ante un cuadro de queratouveítis bilateral de tórpida evolución con tratamiento convencional, es necesario descartar el origen herpético debido a las diferentes presentaciones de este virus
CASE REPORT: We report the case of an immunocompetent male who presented with a limbal-adjacent scleritis and interstitial keratitis in the left eye. A few days later a new dendritiform ulcer in his right eye and bilateral progressive worsening with granulomatous uveitis in both eyes were observed. A thorough review of systems revealed positive serum IgM titles for herpes simplex virus. DISCUSSION: In the context of a bilateral keratouveitis refractory to conventional treatment it is mandatory to rule out the herpetic origin based on the different forms of clinical presentation of this virus
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Keratitis, Herpetic/diagnosis , Keratitis, Herpetic/pathology , Necrosis/enzymology , Necrosis/pathology , Corneal Opacity/metabolism , Pharmaceutical Preparations/administration & dosage , Keratitis, Herpetic/complications , Keratitis, Herpetic/transmission , Necrosis/diagnosis , Necrosis/prevention & control , Corneal Opacity/diagnosis , Pharmaceutical Preparations/supply & distributionABSTRACT
CASE REPORT: We report the case of an immunocompetent male who presented with a limbal-adjacent scleritis and interstitial keratitis in the left eye. A few days later a new dendritiform ulcer in his right eye and bilateral progressive worsening with granulomatous uveitis in both eyes were observed. A thorough review of systems revealed positive serum IgM titles for herpes simplex virus. DISCUSSION: In the context of a bilateral keratouveitis refractory to conventional treatment it is mandatory to rule out the herpetic origin based on the different forms of clinical presentation of this virus.
