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=== Clinic === | |||
* Keratitis is an [[entity]] belongs to eye [[Entities list|entities]] in which eye's cornea becomes inflamed. | |||
* It has two types, Acute and Chronic | |||
* Acute epithelial keratitis, Nummular keratitis, Interstitial keratitis and Disciform keratitis are acute forms | |||
* Neurotrophic keratitis and Mucous plaque keratitis are chronic | |||
* Clinical forms are Superficial punctate keratitis and Ulcerative keratitis | |||
=== Sign / Symptoms === | === Sign / Symptoms === | ||
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* Impaired eyesight | * Impaired eyesight | ||
* Photophobia | * Photophobia | ||
* Sand sensation | * Sand/ Gritty sensation | ||
=== Viral causes === | |||
=== Causes === | |||
* Viral: Herpes simplex keratitis (dendritic keratitis) and Herpes zoster keratitis, associated with herpes zoster ophthalmicus | |||
* Bacterial: S''taphylococcus aureus and'' ''Pseudomonas aeruginosa'' | |||
* Fungal: ''Aspergillus fumigatus'' and ''Candida albicans'' | |||
* Amoebic: Acanthamoebic keratitis | |||
* Parasitic: Onchocercal keratitis | |||
* Environmental aetiology: Exposure keratitis, Photokeratitis and Contact lens acute red eye (CLARE) | |||
=== [[Viral, Virus|Viral causes]] === | |||
* [[HSV-1, Herpes Simplex Virus|HSV-1]], [[HSV-2, Herpes Simplex Virus|HSV-2]] are related to dendritic keratitis | * [[HSV-1, Herpes Simplex Virus|HSV-1]], [[HSV-2, Herpes Simplex Virus|HSV-2]] are related to dendritic keratitis | ||
* [[VZV, Varicella Zoster Virus|VZV]] keratitis is a form of shingles | * [[VZV, Varicella Zoster Virus|VZV]] keratitis is a form of shingles | ||
=== Remedies === | |||
=== [[Miasm list|Miasms]] === | |||
# '''[[CMV, Cytomegalovirus|CMV]]''', [[CXA, CXB, ECH, Coxsackie viruses & Echoviruses|'''CXA''']], '''EV70''', [[HSV-1, Herpes Simplex Virus|'''HSV-1''']], '''[[HSV-2, Herpes Simplex Virus|HSV-2]]''' | |||
# [[ADV, Adenovirus|ADV]], MPX, [[MTB, Mycobacterium tuberculosis|MTB]], [[SHBV, Herpes B Virus|SHBV]], [[VZV, Varicella Zoster Virus|VZV]] | |||
# [[LMB, Listeria monocytogenes Bacteria|LMB]] | |||
=== [[Homeopathic remedies|Remedies]] === | |||
[[Nit-ac, Nitricum Acidum|Nit-ac]] | [[Nit-ac, Nitricum Acidum|Nit-ac]] | ||
Revision as of 00:53, 15 June 2023
Clinic
- Keratitis is an entity belongs to eye entities in which eye's cornea becomes inflamed.
- It has two types, Acute and Chronic
- Acute epithelial keratitis, Nummular keratitis, Interstitial keratitis and Disciform keratitis are acute forms
- Neurotrophic keratitis and Mucous plaque keratitis are chronic
- Clinical forms are Superficial punctate keratitis and Ulcerative keratitis
Sign / Symptoms
Inflammation of eye's cornea which leads to
- Painful red eye
- Impaired eyesight
- Photophobia
- Sand/ Gritty sensation
Causes
- Viral: Herpes simplex keratitis (dendritic keratitis) and Herpes zoster keratitis, associated with herpes zoster ophthalmicus
- Bacterial: Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Fungal: Aspergillus fumigatus and Candida albicans
- Amoebic: Acanthamoebic keratitis
- Parasitic: Onchocercal keratitis
- Environmental aetiology: Exposure keratitis, Photokeratitis and Contact lens acute red eye (CLARE)
Viral causes
Miasms