"Keratitis, Herpetic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A superficial, epithelial Herpesvirus hominis infection of the cornea, characterized by the presence of small vesicles which may break down and coalesce to form dendritic ulcers (KERATITIS, DENDRITIC). (Dictionary of Visual Science, 3d ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D016849
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.256.466.382.465 C02.325.465 C11.204.564.425 C11.294.800.475
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| Concept/Terms |
Keratitis, Herpetic- Keratitis, Herpetic
- Herpetic Keratitides
- Herpetic Keratitis
- Keratitides, Herpetic
- Herpes Simplex Keratitis
- Herpes Simplex Keratitides
- Keratitides, Herpes Simplex
- Keratitis, Herpes Simplex
- Ocular Herpes Simplex
- Herpes Simplex, Ocular
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Keratitis, Herpetic" by people in Profiles.
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Bilateral Secondary Glaucoma Associated with Congenital Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2025 Nov; 33(9):2221-2223.
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CD137 costimulation is associated with reduced herpetic stromal keratitis and with developing normal CD8+ T cells in trigeminal ganglia. J Gen Virol. 2022 06; 103(6).
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Unilateral Posterior Interstitial Keratitis as a Clinical Presentation of Herpes Simplex Virus Disease. Cornea. 2018 Mar; 37(3):375-378.
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Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis and Resistance to Acyclovir. Cornea. 2017 02; 36(2):e4-e5.
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An investigative peptide-acyclovir combination to control herpes simplex virus type 1 ocular infection. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Sep 27; 54(9):6373-81.
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Authors' response. Surv Ophthalmol. 2013 May-Jun; 58(3):287.
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Pediatric herpes simplex of the anterior segment: characteristics, treatment, and outcomes. Ophthalmology. 2012 Oct; 119(10):2003-8.
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Herpes simplex epithelial and stromal keratitis: an epidemiologic update. Surv Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep; 57(5):448-62.
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HSV-1 infection of human corneal epithelial cells: receptor-mediated entry and trends of re-infection. Mol Vis. 2010 Nov 20; 16:2476-86.
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Cataract and refractive surgery in herpetic eye disease. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2010; 50(1):13-24.