24 February 2024: Articles
Herpes Simplex Keratitis as a Complication of Pterygium Surgery
Mistake in diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare disease, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Xinhan Cui B , Jini Qiu B , Feifei Huang B , Chaoran Zhang E , Tingting Shao A , Yan Wang A*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.942401
Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e942401
Table 2. Details of herpes simplex keratitis and the prognosis in patients after pterygium surgery.
| Case No. | Types of HSK | Corneal infiltrates | Other complications | Possible risk factors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Size (mm) | Thining | Perforation | NV | Hypopion | ||||
| 1 | Stromal | Nasal | 4.0×6.0 | + | + | + | – | Recurrence of the pterygium | – |
| 2 | Stromal | Nasal | 3.5×5.0 | + | – | – | + | – | Diabetes |
| 3 | Epithelial | Nasal and temporal | – | – | – | – | – | – | Syphilis, diabetes |
| 4 | Stromal | Nasal | 3.0×3.0 | – | – | + | – | – | – |
| 5 | Stromal | Nasal | 3.0×4.0 | + | – | + | – | Recurrence of the pterygium | – |
| HSK – herpes simplex keratitis; NV – corneal neovascularization. | |||||||||