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Keratitis caused by HSV is the most common cause of cornea-derived blindness in developed nations. Therefore, HSV infections are a large and worldwide public health problem. [4] The global incidence (rate of new disease) of herpes keratitis is roughly 1.5 million, including 40,000 new cases of severe monocular visual impairment or blindness ...
054.42 Dendritic keratitis; 054.43 Herpes simplex disciform keratitis; 054.44 Herpes simplex iridocyclitis; 054.49 Herpes simplex with other ophthalmic complications; 054.5 Herpetic septicemia; 054.6 Herpetic whitlow; 054.7 Herpes simplex with other specified complications 054.71 Visceral herpes simplex; 054.72 Herpes simplex meningitis; 054.73 ...
Keratitis is a condition in which the eye's cornea, the clear dome on the front surface of the eye, becomes inflamed. [1] The condition is often marked by moderate to intense pain and usually involves any of the following symptoms: pain, impaired eyesight, photophobia (light sensitivity), red eye and a 'gritty' sensation. [2]
Herpes simplex, often known simply as herpes, is a viral infection caused by the herpes simplex virus. [5] Herpes infections are categorized by the area of the body that is infected. The two major types of herpes are oral herpes and genital herpes, though other forms also exist. Oral herpes involves the face or mouth.
Corneal ulcer, also called keratitis, is an inflammatory or, more seriously, infective condition of the cornea involving disruption of its epithelial layer with involvement of the corneal stroma. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a common condition in humans particularly in the tropics and in farming. [ 4 ]
Herpes gladiatorum is one of the most infectious of herpes-caused diseases, and is transmissible by skin-to-skin contact. The disease was first described in the 1960s in the New England Journal of Medicine. It is caused by contagious infection with human herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), [1] which more commonly causes oral herpes (cold sores).
Herpes esophagitis is a viral infection of the esophagus caused by Herpes simplex virus (HSV). While the disease most often occurs in immunocompromised patients, including post- chemotherapy , immunosuppression with organ transplants [ 1 ] and in AIDS , [ 2 ] herpes esophagitis can also occur in immunocompetent individuals.
Pages in category "Herpes simplex virus–associated diseases" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .