ALLMedicine™ Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Center

Mar 22nd, 2021 - BACKGROUND Peripheral ulcerative keratitis is one of the ocular complications associated with chronic inflammatory immune-mediated diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, in which inflammatory reactions and infections can be recurrent. Suspected i...

Mar 3rd, 2021 - Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is an inflammatory condition of the peripheral cornea with hallmark features of epithelial defects and stromal destruction as a result of a complex interplay of factors including host autoimmunity and the pecu...

Oct 12th, 2020 - We report a rare case of dematiaceous fungus colonization in the therapeutic bandage contact lens (BCL), in an eye with peripheral ulcerative keratitis. Bandage contact lens removal and appropriate treatment resulted in improvement of the visual a...

Jun 4th, 2020 - We assessed the efficacy and safety of biologic therapy in severe and refractory Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis (PUK). Open-label multicenter study of biologic-treated patients with severe PUK refractory to conventional immunosuppressive drugs. W...

May 26th, 2020 - Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS OCT) is a helpful tool used to diagnose and manage many corneal conditions, but its use has not been reported in case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK). The aim of this study is to describe ...

Mar 22nd, 2021 - BACKGROUND Peripheral ulcerative keratitis is one of the ocular complications associated with chronic inflammatory immune-mediated diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, in which inflammatory reactions and infections can be recurrent. Suspected i...

Mar 3rd, 2021 - Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is an inflammatory condition of the peripheral cornea with hallmark features of epithelial defects and stromal destruction as a result of a complex interplay of factors including host autoimmunity and the pecu...

Oct 12th, 2020 - We report a rare case of dematiaceous fungus colonization in the therapeutic bandage contact lens (BCL), in an eye with peripheral ulcerative keratitis. Bandage contact lens removal and appropriate treatment resulted in improvement of the visual a...

Jun 4th, 2020 - We assessed the efficacy and safety of biologic therapy in severe and refractory Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis (PUK). Open-label multicenter study of biologic-treated patients with severe PUK refractory to conventional immunosuppressive drugs. W...

May 26th, 2020 - Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS OCT) is a helpful tool used to diagnose and manage many corneal conditions, but its use has not been reported in case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK). The aim of this study is to describe ...

Feb 4th, 2015 - Differential Diagnosis Opportunistic bacterial infection was considered but deemed unlikely in this case because of a lack of significant corneal infiltrate or mucopurulent discharge. Herpes simplex keratitis is typically unilateral. Mooren's ulce...