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Viral keratitis

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A viral keratitis is typically caused by one of three agents:

  • herpes simplex
  • herpes zoster
  • adenovirus (secondary to adenoviral conjunctivitis)

although it may also sometimes occur with cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus (1)

Reference:

  1. Infectious keratitis: A review - PMC (nih.gov) (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9542356/)

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