[Bilateral herpetic keratouveitis in an immunocompetent patient]

Abstract

Case report: We report the case of an immunocompetent male who presented with a limbal-adjacent scleritis and interstitial keratitis in the left eye. A few days later a new dendritiform ulcer in his right eye and bilateral progressive worsening with granulomatous uveitis in both eyes were observed. A thorough review of systems revealed positive serum IgM titles for herpes simplex virus.

Discussion: In the context of a bilateral keratouveitis refractory to conventional treatment it is mandatory to rule out the herpetic origin based on the different forms of clinical presentation of this virus.

Keywords: Herpes; Herpetic keratitis; Herpetic keratouveitis; Keratitis; Queratitis; Queratitis herpética; Queratouveitis herpética; Uveitis.