Q: Diagnosed With Herpes Simplex Keratitis
asked by:
wasabi-glow
on November 17th, 2005
New User
Hi, i'm a newbie here.. :d ok, my question is that my sister was diagnosed with dendritic keratitis (herpes simplex keratitis) 3 weeks ago with symptoms of photophobia. Now, the photophobia is better but other symptoms came up such as pain with eye movement & headache. She also has a localized pain on the left occipital region that she said is radiating towards the frontal area of the eye. Now, the opthalmologist gave her blephamide (prednisolone) which is a steroid 3 weeks ago and I just found out that this medication is contraindicated to this specific type of viral disease. I don't know if the doctor made a mistake or what but we are just hoping that if the recent symptoms are due to the steroid use, would it be reversible if the medication is stopped? Any input will be very much appreciated. Thanks. :)
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