Hepatitis C virus-associated keratitis
| Autor: | Yogesh Chawla, Jagjit S Saini, Jaspreet Sukhija, Arun K Jain, Radha K. Dhiman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent genetic structures Hepacivirus Hepatitis C virus Eye disease Eye Infections Viral medicine.disease_cause Corneal ulceration Keratitis medicine Humans Child Corneal Ulcer Aged biology business.industry Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Chronic Middle Aged Eye infection medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Dermatology eye diseases digestive system diseases Surgery Ophthalmology Female sense organs Viral disease business |
| Zdroj: | Eye. 18:131-134 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5454 0950-222X |
| DOI: | 10.1038/sj.eye.6700604 |
| Popis: | Aim To study the association between chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Mooren’s type keratitis. Method A total of 50 patients with chronic HCV were screened for any evidence of corneal ulceration. Detailed ocular examination was conducted by slit-lamp biomicroscopy. Patients with history of trauma to the eye or previous herpetic keratitis were excluded from the study. Results There were 37 males and 13 females. The age of the patients ranged from 10 to 70 years. There was no evidence of Mooren’s ulcer in any of our patients. Conclusion No association between chronic HCV and Mooren’s ulcer was found in our study. Screening therefore in such cases is not necessary. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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