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ArticleScientific reports2021

Anti-glaucoma agents-induced pseudodendritic keratitis presumed to be herpetic simplex keratitis: a clinical case series.

Huai-Lung Chang, Bo-I Kuo, Jo-Hsuan Wu, Wei-Lun Huang, Chien-Chia Su, Wei-Li Chen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Huai-Lung Chang *Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Bo-I Kuo *Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Jo-Hsuan WuShiley Eye Institute and Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Glaucoma Center, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA.
Wei-Lun HuangDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chien-Chia SuDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wei-Li ChenDepartment of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan. chenweili@ntu.edu.tw.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TWNational Taiwan University · TWUniversity of California, San Diego · US

Funding

National Taiwan University Hospital Research Grant 108-A144
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-glaucoma agents-induced corneal toxicity may be misdiagnosed as herpetic simplex keratitis (HSK). In our study, nineteen glaucoma patients were presumed to have HSK before referral. Corneal lesions were classified into (I) linear pseudodendritic lesions formed by elevated opacified cells, (II) linear pseudodendritic lesions formed by grouped superficial punctate keratitis (SPK), (III) satellite full-thickness epithelial defects, (IV) satellite lesions formed by elevated opacified cells, and (V) geographic lesions formed by grouped SPK. We observed thirty-one events, with 15 in the lower and 16 in the central corneas. There were 21 (67.7%) type II, five (16.1%) type V, two (6.5%) of each for types III and IV, and one (3.2%) type I events. Among linear lesions (types I and II), 17 (77.3%) had horizontal and 5 (22.7%) had curvilinear orientations. Exposure duration to the last-added anti-glaucoma agent was three days to 14.5 years. About half of the events (16/31, 51.6%) used prostaglandin analogues, and 30/31 (96.8%) applied benzalkonium chloride (BAK)-containing agents. All lesions resolved within two months after decreasing offending medications or enhancing protection of ocular surface. In conclusion, anti-glaucoma agents-induced pseudodendritic keratitis presents majorly in central-lower cornea as horizontally linear lesions, and BAK-containing agents are observed in the most events.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntiglaucoma AgentsAnti-Infective Agents, LocalBenzalkonium CompoundsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlaucomaHumansKeratitis, DendriticKeratitis, HerpeticMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisAntiglaucoma AgentsAnti-Infective Agents, LocalBenzalkonium Compounds

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PMCPMC8563774
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