Pediatric herpetic keratoconjunctivitis

The most common clinical eye disease associated with tuberculosis infection is herpetickeratoconjunctivitis, which is an allergic reaction to tuberculosis or its products. More common in children with primary tuberculosis, especially in children under 5 years of age. Sometimes it appears as the first symptom of the primary infection, and often the presence of active tuberculosis elsewhere. The disease is more common in children with highly allergic TB. Some people believe that it is a true tuberculosis lesion during the spread of blood, although tuberculosis has never been found in the lesion. Most patients have a history of contact with patients with open tuberculosis. As soon as they leave the environment, they can recover quickly, but if they return to the original environment, new herpes will soon appear.

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