Infectious Keratitis in a 23-Year-Old Patient With Netherton Syndrome

Infectious Keratitis in a 23-Year-Old Patient With Netherton Syndrome is organized by American Medical Association (AMA).

Article Release Date: Feb 01, 2020
End Date: Feb 01, 2023

Description:
A 23-year-old white man with Netherton syndrome, a skin condition of ichthyosiform erythroderma, presented to the clinic with what he described as “pressure behind the eye” and visual acuity “going in and out” in his left eye. The patient had an ocular history of herpes simplex (HSV) keratitis with a previous perforation of the right eye repaired with a patch graft, advanced open-angle glaucoma in the right eye, and ocular hypertension of the left eye, and he was receiving brimonidine 3 times a day in both eyes and acetazolamide, 250 mg, 3 times a day.

Educational Objective:
Based on this clinical scenario and the accompanying image, understand how to arrive at a correct diagnosis.

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