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CORNEA
Volume 27, Issue 10, Pages 1212-1214Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e318180f0a8
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bacterial keratitis; corneal perforation; herpes simplex keratitis; pityriasis rubra pilaris; therapeutic keratoplasty
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Purpose: To report a case of bilateral herpes simplex keratitis with unilateral secondary bacterial keratitis resulting in corneal perforation in a patient with pityriasis rubra pilaris. Methods: Case report. Results: A 77-year-old female with pityriasis rubra pilaris was referred for a perforated comeal ulcer of the left eye. Cultures were positive in both eyes for Herpes simplex and in the left eye for Pseudomonas fluorescens and Staphylococcus aureus A microbiological cure was obtained with a combination of tectonic keratoplasty, fortified topical antibiotics, and systemic acyclovir. Conclusions: Pityriasis rubra pilaris is a rare, inflammatory dermatologic disease that may predispose patients to bilateral Herpes simplex keratitis, secondary bacteria] superinfection, and a tendency toward rapid stromal ulceration with risk of perforation.
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