Petal-shaped herpetic dendritic keratitis in an immunosuppressed patient
Abstract
We report a case of herpetic epithelial keratitis in a patient recently diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease and central nervous system vasculitis, who had been receiving systemic immunosuppression for 1 month. The patient presented with pain, redness, and watering of the right eye for 7 days. Slit-lamp examination revealed multicentric, petal-shaped dendritic epithelial lesions on fluorescein staining under a cobalt blue filter, along with a few other healing lesions. This case highlights the need for vigilance regarding ocular manifestations of viral infections in immunosuppressed individuals.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ocular Infections and Treatments
Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Latin American Journal of Ophthalmology
- Volume
- 9
- Pages
- 3–3
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN