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Vol. 90. Issue 1.
Pages 30-32 (January 2015)
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Vol. 90. Issue 1.
Pages 30-32 (January 2015)
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Bilateral herpetic keratouveitis in an immunocompetent patient
Queratouveítis herpética bilateral en paciente inmunocompetente
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B. Martín-Escuera,
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bmescuer@gmail.com

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, M. Cordero-Comaa, E. Pérez-Díeza, I. Garzo-Garcíaa, E. Valverde-Romerob
a Servicio de Oftalmología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain
b Servicio de Microbiología, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain
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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.

Keywords:
Keratitis
Herpetic keratitis
Herpes
Uveitis
Herpetic keratouveitis
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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.

Palabras clave:
Queratitis
Queratitis herpética
Herpes
Uveítis
Queratouveítis herpética

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