Open AccessHerpes simplex keratitis revisited
Author(s) -
Sidney Júlio Faria-E-Sousa,
Rosália Antunes-Foschini
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1678-2925
pISSN - 0004-2749
DOI - 10.5935/0004-2749.20210082
Subject(s) - keratitis , simplex , dermatology , medicine , herpes simplex virus , optometry , virology , mathematics , combinatorics , virus
The degree to which viral infection and the host's immune reaction to viral particles participate in the inflammatory process across various forms of herpetic keratitis has remained controversial. This fact has created conflicts regarding the classification of and therapeutic planning for such morbidities. This review aims to stimulate reflection on the classifications' adequacy, nomenclatures, and therapeutic approaches related to these entities.