KERATITIS DENDRITICA
- 1 October 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Ophthalmologica
- Vol. 57 (5) , 750-754
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.1979.tb01840.x
Abstract
One hundred and seven outbreaks of dendritic keratitis have been registered by the ophthalmologists over a 2-year-period in a region with a population of approximately 446 000 persons. The incidence was found to be 12/100 000/year. The average age of our sample was 46.5 years with the same age distribution for males and females, and with a non-significant predominance of males. No seasonal variation of dendritic keratitis was observed. 50% of the patients had previously suffered from dendritic keratitis. In 25% of the patients the onset of the disease had been preceded by an infectious disease, while 6% were on local steroid therapy for non-dendritic eye diseases prior to the dendritic outbreak.Keywords
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