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Keratitis caused by infection

MedGen UID:
858359
Concept ID:
C3898765
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infectious Keratitis; Infectious keratitis
SNOMED CT: Keratitis caused by infection (733312003); Infectious keratitis (733312003)

Definition

Inflammation of the cornea secondary to an infectious process. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVKeratitis caused by infection

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Ross Russell AL, Dryden MS, Pinto AA, Lovett JK
Pract Neurol 2018 Dec;18(6):455-464. Epub 2018 Oct 3 doi: 10.1136/practneurol-2018-001998. PMID: 30282764
Austin A, Lietman T, Rose-Nussbaumer J
Ophthalmology 2017 Nov;124(11):1678-1689. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.012. PMID: 28942073Free PMC Article
Carnt N, Samarawickrama C, White A, Stapleton F
Clin Exp Optom 2017 Sep;100(5):482-493. Epub 2017 Aug 16 doi: 10.1111/cxo.12581. PMID: 28815736

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Linaburg TJ, Hammersmith KM
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2024 Dec;38(4):795-811. Epub 2024 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2024.07.010. PMID: 39271302
Szczotka-Flynn LB, Shovlin JP, Schnider CM, Caffery BE, Alfonso EC, Carnt NA, Chalmers RL, Collier S, Jacobs DS, Joslin CE, Kroken AR, Lakkis C, Pearlman E, Schein OD, Stapleton F, Tu E, Willcox MDP
Optom Vis Sci 2021 Mar 1;98(3):182-198. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001664. PMID: 33771951Free PMC Article
Ting DSJ, Ho CS, Deshmukh R, Said DG, Dua HS
Eye (Lond) 2021 Apr;35(4):1084-1101. Epub 2021 Jan 7 doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-01339-3. PMID: 33414529Free PMC Article
Bourcier T, Sauer A, Dory A, Denis J, Sabou M
J Fr Ophtalmol 2017 Nov;40(9):e307-e313. Epub 2017 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2017.08.001. PMID: 28987448
Pinna A, Porcu T, Boscia F, Cano A, Erre G, Mattana A
Cornea 2017 Jul;36(7):785-790. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001226. PMID: 28486311

Diagnosis

Linaburg TJ, Hammersmith KM
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2024 Dec;38(4):795-811. Epub 2024 Sep 12 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2024.07.010. PMID: 39271302
Abaza H, Agadi K, Anand A, Elsaid M
Adv Exp Med Biol 2023;1410:7-11. doi: 10.1007/5584_2022_747. PMID: 36396927
Ong HS, Sharma N, Phee LM, Mehta JS
Ocul Surf 2023 Apr;28:424-439. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.11.001. PMID: 34768003
Bourcier T, Sauer A, Dory A, Denis J, Sabou M
J Fr Ophtalmol 2017 Nov;40(9):e307-e313. Epub 2017 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2017.08.001. PMID: 28987448
Austin A, Lietman T, Rose-Nussbaumer J
Ophthalmology 2017 Nov;124(11):1678-1689. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.012. PMID: 28942073Free PMC Article

Therapy

Cintra MEC, da Silva Dantas M, Al-Hatmi AMS, Bastos RW, Rossato L
Mycopathologia 2024 Aug 7;189(5):74. doi: 10.1007/s11046-024-00874-x. PMID: 39107598
Ting DSJ, Ho CS, Deshmukh R, Said DG, Dua HS
Eye (Lond) 2021 Apr;35(4):1084-1101. Epub 2021 Jan 7 doi: 10.1038/s41433-020-01339-3. PMID: 33414529Free PMC Article
Bourcier T, Sauer A, Dory A, Denis J, Sabou M
J Fr Ophtalmol 2017 Nov;40(9):e307-e313. Epub 2017 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2017.08.001. PMID: 28987448
Austin A, Lietman T, Rose-Nussbaumer J
Ophthalmology 2017 Nov;124(11):1678-1689. Epub 2017 Sep 21 doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.05.012. PMID: 28942073Free PMC Article
Pinna A, Porcu T, Boscia F, Cano A, Erre G, Mattana A
Cornea 2017 Jul;36(7):785-790. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000001226. PMID: 28486311

Prognosis

Ong HS, Sharma N, Phee LM, Mehta JS
Ocul Surf 2023 Apr;28:424-439. Epub 2021 Nov 10 doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2021.11.001. PMID: 34768003
Akinlade B, Guttman-Yassky E, de Bruin-Weller M, Simpson EL, Blauvelt A, Cork MJ, Prens E, Asbell P, Akpek E, Corren J, Bachert C, Hirano I, Weyne J, Korotzer A, Chen Z, Hultsch T, Zhu X, Davis JD, Mannent L, Hamilton JD, Teper A, Staudinger H, Rizova E, Pirozzi G, Graham NMH, Shumel B, Ardeleanu M, Wollenberg A
Br J Dermatol 2019 Sep;181(3):459-473. Epub 2019 May 7 doi: 10.1111/bjd.17869. PMID: 30851191Free PMC Article
Pinninti SG, Kimberlin DW
Semin Perinatol 2018 Apr;42(3):168-175. Epub 2018 Mar 12 doi: 10.1053/j.semperi.2018.02.004. PMID: 29544668
Bourcier T, Sauer A, Dory A, Denis J, Sabou M
J Fr Ophtalmol 2017 Nov;40(9):e307-e313. Epub 2017 Oct 4 doi: 10.1016/j.jfo.2017.08.001. PMID: 28987448
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Clinical prediction guides

Lévy R, Escudier A, Bastard P, Briand C, Polivka L, Stoupa A, Talbotec C, Rothenbuhler A, Charbit M, Debray D, Bodemer C, Casanova JL, Linglart A, Neven B
J Clin Immunol 2023 Dec 19;44(1):5. doi: 10.1007/s10875-023-01629-x. PMID: 38112858Free PMC Article
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Huang Q, Zhang W, Sun Y, Li X, Zhang X, Lu X, Qi X
Mycopathologia 2022 Feb;187(1):95-102. Epub 2021 Nov 17 doi: 10.1007/s11046-021-00604-7. PMID: 34787839
Walther G, Stasch S, Kaerger K, Hamprecht A, Roth M, Cornely OA, Geerling G, Mackenzie CR, Kurzai O, von Lilienfeld-Toal M
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Dignani MC, Anaissie E
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Recent systematic reviews

Cintra MEC, da Silva Dantas M, Al-Hatmi AMS, Bastos RW, Rossato L
Mycopathologia 2024 Aug 7;189(5):74. doi: 10.1007/s11046-024-00874-x. PMID: 39107598
Brown L, Leck AK, Gichangi M, Burton MJ, Denning DW
Lancet Infect Dis 2021 Mar;21(3):e49-e57. Epub 2020 Oct 22 doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30448-5. PMID: 33645500
Kapoor VS, Evans JR, Vedula SS
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2020 Sep 21;9(9):CD001862. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001862.pub4. PMID: 32959365Free PMC Article
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