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corneal dendrite

Etiology: - corneal dendrites are due to Herpes simplex ophthalmicus Special laboratory: - ophthalmoscopy - examination of the cornea under blue light after fluoroscein staining - dendrites with corneal ulceration Differential diagnosis: - corneal pseudodendrite due to Herpes zoster ophthalmicus - yellow pseudodendrites have a branching appearance & appear stuck on without associated corneal ulceration

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keratitis dendrite

References

  1. NEJM Knowledge+ Ophthalmology