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 3. Clinical data of patients with herpes simplex keratitis after ocular surgery.
| Authors | Year | Surgery | Eyes | Previous HSK infection | Diagnostic method | Types of HSK | Latency period (mean) | Latency period (range) | Possible risk factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remeijer, et al | 1997 | PK | 18 | None | 5 Clinical diagnosis and 13 viral cultures | 12 epithelial and 6 stromal | NA | 0 to 156 months | 2 unknown trauma, 2 corneal trephination, 4 suture removal, 7 high steroids, 4 immune reaction |
| Perry, et al | 2002 | PK then LASIK | 1 | Yes | Clinical diagnosis | Corneal thinning and perforation | 9 days | NA | NA |
| Nagy, et al | 2003 | PRK | 19 | None | Clinical diagnosis | Epithelial | NA | 4 days to 48 weeks | NA |
| Rezende, et al | 2004 | PK | 14 | None | Clinical diagnosis | Epithelial | 6.1 months | 0.3–23.9 years | 7 rejection, 2 increased steroid dosage, 1 cataract surgery |
| Levy, et al | 2005 | LASIK | 2 | Yes | Clinical diagnosis | Stromal | 6 weeks, 2 years | NA | NA |
| Barequet, et al | 2007 | Cataract | 3 | None | Clinical diagnosis | Epithelial | NA | 1 to 10 days | 1 DM |
| Jain, et al | 2009 | LASIK | 1 | Yes | Clinical diagnosis | Disform keratitis | 5 weeks | NA | NA |
| Jhanji, et al | 2012 | 3 Cataract, 2 LK | 5 | None | PCR | Epithelial | NA | 2–6 weeks | NA |
| Arora, et al | 2014 | LASIK | 1 | None | Immunofluo-rescence | Stromal, with hypopyon | 2 weeks | NA | NA |
| Cho, et al | 2018 | Cataract | 11 | None | 1 clinical diagnosis, 10 PCR | 10 Epithelial, 1 endothelial | 15 days | 5–30 days | 3 DM, 2 RA |
| Sitaula, et al | 2019 | CXL | 1 | None | Clinical diagnosis | Epithelial | 5 days | NA | NA |
| HSK – herpes simplex keratitis; PK – penetrating keratoplasty; LASIK – laser in situ keratomileusis; PRK – photorefractive keratectomy; LK – lamella keratoplasty; CXL – corneal collagen crosslinking; latency period – time latency period between pterygium surgery and keratitis; NA – not applied; DM – diabetes mellitus; RA – rheumatoid arthritis. | |||||||||