Superficial Punctate Keratitis

Braley, Alson E.

doi:10.1001/archopht.1953.00920030152002

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“…It was associated with superficial punctate keratitis in one patient, who was therefore also included in the group with uveitis of non-rheumatic origin. This finding is of interest in view of the possible virus aetiology of both Reiter's disease (Dunham, Rock, and Belt, 1947;Harkness, 1950) and some types of superficial punctate keratitis (Braley and Alexander, 1953). Relapse of the uveitis was not associated with recurrence of the keratitis.…”

Section: Annals Of the Rheumatic Diseasesmentioning

confidence: 66%

Uveitis and Rheumatic Diseases

Stanworth¹,

Sharp²

1956

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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Section: Annals Of the Rheumatic Diseasesmentioning

confidence: 66%

Uveitis and Rheumatic Diseases

Stanworth¹,

Sharp²

1956

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] Similar, but not identical, corneal epithelial lesions were described in varicella zoster virus keratitis. 7 The tendency to recur over years suggests that an unknown virus, possibly varicella zoster virus, is causative.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…[1][2][3] Its aetiology is still unclear. Virological research of Braley and Alexander 4 gave questionable results in 1953, whereas Lemp et al 5 were able to isolate varicella zoster virus in one patient in 1974. Here, we present a series of nine patients with Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis with moleculargenetic analysis of corneal epithelial cells with regard to varicella zoster genome.…”

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PCR for varicella zoster virus genome negative in corneal epithelial cells of patients with Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis

Reinhard

Roggendorf

Fengler

et al. 2004

Eye

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Purpose To find out if varicella zoster virus is the causative agent of Thygeson's superficial punctuate keratitis. Methods Epithelial cells were harvested from the punctuate epithelial lesions 9 patients with Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis. After DNA extraction polymerase chain reaction was carried out with varicella zoster virus primers. Results All samples were negative with regard to varicella zoster virus genome. Conclusions This result suggests that varicella zoster virus is most probably not the causative agent of Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis.

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“…3. Topical steroid therapy has been dramatically effective in relieving symptoms but has not been curative.…”

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confidence: 99%