Epstein-Barr viral corneal stromal keratitis occurring during rheumatoid arthritis treatment: a case report

Abstract Background A case of Epstein-Barr viral (EBV) corneal stromal keratitis during rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment is presented. Case presentation A 74-year-old female undergoing RA treatment was previously treated for bacterial corneal ulcer and herpetic keratitis and healed with antibioti...

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Main Authors: Kazuya Yamashita, Rio Sato, Ryuki Fukumoto, Yoshiko Ofuji, Takashi Nagamoto, Hirohisa Kubono, Mari Kawamura, Kotaro Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12886-022-02257-6