infectious epithelial keratitis
MONDO:0015289Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names infectious epithelial keratitis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Infectious epithelial keratitis is a rare, potentially sight-threatening, acquired ocular disease chracterized by corneal epithelium inflammation resulting from viral (mainly Herpes Simplex virus), bacterial, fungic or protist infection, manifesting with variable symptoms, such as conjunctival hyperemia, lacrimation, rapid onset of pain, blurred vision and/or photophobia, depending on the causative agent.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015289), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of