Herpes simplex virus scleritis

Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection can cause scleritis or episcleritis. Outer scleritis is caused by direct viral invasion during active HSV infection; scleritis is caused by direct viral invasion during active HSV infection or an immune response produced by the virus several days after the first viral infection.

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