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V. K. Raju, MD
Morgantown, WVa

Arch Ophthalmol. 1984;102(5):662.

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To the Editor.

—I read with interest the October ARCHIVES article by Margulies and Mannis¹ in which they listed five causes of dendriform lesions of the cornea (herpes simplex, herpes zoster, systemic tyrosinemia, Thygeson's superficial punctate keratitis, and contact lens wear).

During the last three years, we have seen two cases of dendriform lesions in adenovirus keratoconjunctivitis (Figure). In both, immunofluorescence and viral cultures for herpes simplex were negative. In both cases we were able to culture adenovirus, and the clinical manifestation and course were typical of adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis.

Hence, adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis may be added to the list of dendriform lesions of the cornea. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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