metaherpetic keratitis

metaherpetic keratitis
keratitis resulting from recurrent herpesvirus infection of the cornea, characterized by shallow ulceration of an anesthetic cornea, accompanied by parenchymatous infiltration and often by persistent iridocyclitis and secondary glaucoma.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • keratitis — Inflammation of the cornea. SEE ALSO: keratopathy. [kerato + G. itis, inflammation] actinic k. a reaction of the cornea to ultraviolet light. deep punctate k. sharply defined opacities in a …   Medical dictionary

  • queratitis metaherpética — Eng. Metaherpetic keratitis Queratitis caracterizada por ulceración, infiltración parenquimatosa y, frecuentemente, iridociclitis persistente y glaucoma secundario, producida por virus herpes recurrente …   Diccionario de oftalmología

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