Download MBBS Ophthalmology PPT 14 Viral Protozoal Corneal Ulcer Lecture Notes

Download MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) Ophthalmology PPT 14 Viral Protozoal Corneal Ulcer Lecture Notes






VIRAL AND PROTOZOAL

KERATITIS

Ophthalmology

HERPES VIRUS

Are ubiquitous human pathogen capable of causing both

asymptomatic infection and active disease

Humans are natural reservoir of HSV
2 types ? HSV 1- oropharynx

HSV 2 ? genital area

Ocular disease typically caused by type 1
Causes primary infection in children and neonates

MODE OF INFECTION:
IP ? 3- 9 days
HSV 1 ? close contact
HSV 2 ? venereal ? birth canal


MECHANISM OF ACTION

HSV (epitheliotropic & cytolytic) binds to one or

more cellular receptor ? heparin sulphate

Virus fuses with cell membrane
Enters the cell and nucleus where the transcription

of viral DNA occurs ? protein

?TG is the most common source of recurrent HSV infection.

?Primary infection may subsequently reactivate by travelling via

ophthalmic division of 5th CN to the eye.




PATHOGENESIS

Factors for reactivation ?
UV rays
Trauma
Heat, abnormal body temperature
Other infectious disease
Emotional disease
Menstrual stress
Steroids, immunosuppresant, PGs

CLINICAL FEATURES

Suspicion of viral keratitis arises if there is
Associated skin lesions, recurrences of these lesions
Stress-induced recurrence
Immuno compromised status
History of contact
Symptomatic eye (Pain ,Photophobia ,Blurred vision,

Tearing ,Redness) with minimal conjunctival and

corneal signs

Superficial dendrites with loss of corneal sensation






CLASSIFICATION OF OCULAR DISEASE

1.Congenital & Neonatal

2. Primary infection

3. Recurrent infection

CONGENITAL AND NEONATAL OCULAR HERPES

May be acquired by one of the three periods :
q Intrauterine (5%)
q Peripartum(10%)
q Postpartum (85%)

Intrauterine infection occurs in 1/300,000 births, with features of

microophthalmia, retinal dysplasia, optic atrophy and

chorioretinitis.

HSV infections in latter two periods are further classified as skin,

eyes, or mouth (SEM) with or without the other involvement seen

in intrauterine infections.


Ocular herpes include one or all: conjunctivitis, epithelial keratitis,

stromal immune reaction, cataract, necrotizing chrioretinitis.










PRIMARY INFECTION

After 6 months ? maternal anti-HSV IgG
Cutaneous involvement-vesicular periocular skin

eruptions , vesicular ulcerative blepharitis

Acute follicular conjunctivitis
Keratoconjuctivitis with non-suppurative

lymphadenopathy

Diffuse punctate keratitis ? that evolves into multiple

scattered micro dendrite figures.

As a rule confined to epithelium clinically ? d/t lack

of previous immunologic stimulus

Treatment-Topical antivirals supported by

antibiotics & cycloplegics

RECURRENT INFECTION

Patients with recurrent herpes have both cellular and

humoral immunity against the virus.

corneal vesicles

dendritic ulcer

geographic

ulcer(amoeboid)

limbal ulcer

(marginal)










CLASSIFICATION OF HSV KERATITIS

The disease may present as 5. Stromal keratitis

any one or a combination Necrotizing stromal keratitis

of the following:

Immune (interstitial) keratitis

1. Blepharoconjuctivitis

Immune rings

2. Episcleritis, scleritis

Limbal vasculitis

3. Infectious epithelial

Disciform keratitis

keratitis ?(IEK)

6. Endothelitis

4. Neurotrophic

keratopathy

Disciform
Diffuse
Linear
7. Iridocyclitis
8. Trabeculitis

Herpes simplex epithelial keratitis

MC PRESENTATION

? Dendritic ulcer with terminal bulbs ? May enlarge to become geographic

? Stains with fluorescein

In herpes, corneal sensation is reduced in approx 70 % of the patient.

Treatment

? Aciclovir 3% ointment x 5 daily

?

2-3wks

Ganciclovir ophthalmic gel 0.15% - 5 times daily

? Supported by antibiotics and cycloplegics

? Debridement if non-compliant




D/D OF DENDRITIC KERATITIS

? Herpes zoster dendritic keratitis (pseudodendrites)

? Acanthamoeba keratitis

? Contact lens keratopathy

? Antiviral toxicity

Herpes simplex disciform keratitis

Signs

Associations

? Central epithelial and stromal oedema ? Occasionally surrounded by
? Folds in Descemet membrane

Wessely ring

? Small keratic precipitates

Treatment - topical steroids (pred 1% or dexa 0.1%)+ with antiviral cover


COTND....

Oral (in immunodeficient or children)
:: Acyclovir 400 mg PO 5t/d * 14 days, or
::Famcyclovir 500 mg PO twice daily for 14 days, or
:: Valacyclovir 500 mg PO twice daily for 14 days, or

Neurotrophic keratopathy

( Metaherpetic)

Damage to gasserian

ganglion

Impaired corneal

innervations

Decreased tear secretion
Excess use of antivirals
Signs ?
Irregular cornea with loss of Rx-Stop all unnecessary medications

corneal lustre

Gentle debridement of boggy epithelium

Characterized by persistent Artificial tears

epithelial defect

Mild steroid :If active stromal keratitis +ve

Therapeutic soft CL

Oval in shape with gray,

Doxycycline 100mg PO once daily to inhibit

thickened smooth borders

collagenase

Cycloplegics: if iritis is +ve

Tarsorrhaphy to treat chronic exposure

Cyanoacrylate glue ? if perforation occurs




PRIMARILY A CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS

LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS

Specific tests
Viral culture (gold standard)
Antigen detection ? Immunofluorescence, Elisa
PCR
Serology
Non-specific tests ?
Cytology --Giemsa stain (multinucleated giant cells )
--Papanicolaou stain - intranuclear eosinophilic

inclusion bodies

Electron microscopy

INDICATIONS FOR ORAL ACYCLOVIR

Oral Acyclovir
Linear endothelitis
Diffuse endothelitis
Severe trabeculitis
Immunocompromised patients
Paediatric patients refractory to topical
Prophylaxis for post-PKP with h/o HSV
Prophylaxis against recurrent IEK


PROPHYLAXIS AGAINST RECURRENCE

::Frequent recurrent infection if b/l or involving an only

eye

::Post ?PK patients with history of HSV keratitis
Tab acyclovir 400 mg BD * 12- 18 months
Tab famcyclovir 250 mg OD * 12 -18 months
Valacyclovir 500mg OD * 12 - 18 months
(for immunocompromised pt)

VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS

Incidence & epidemiology:
I. Spread by saliva droplets, or direct contact with

infected rash.

II. The maculopapular rash appears in successive crops,

lesions of various stages present simultaneously.

III. Contagious period approx 1 day before rash &

continues approx 1 week after app of each crop of

lesion or until the cutaneous sores crust over.

IV. IP: 12- 17 days after contact.


CLINICAL DISEASE

Congenital varicella syndrome
qIf mother contracts varicella during first or second

trimester of pregnancy.

qOcular findings ~ chorioretinits, optic nerve

atrophy or hypoplasia, congenital cataract and

Horner Syndrome.

qNo specific treatment.
qVaccinate all women with no history of previous

varicella.

HZO

?First described by

Hutchinson in 1865
?MC involves ophthalmic

division of 5th nerve
?Frontal branch is MC

involved
?Nasociliary involvement

? 76% ocular involvement

?Hutchinson's sign ?

vesicles at the side &

tip of nose precedes

HZO

?HZO lies dormant in TG


Herpes zoster keratitis

Acute epithelial keratitis

Nummular keratitis

? Develops in about 50% within ? Develops in about 30% within

2 days of rash

10 days of rash

? Small, fine, dendritic or stellate

? Multiple, fine, granular deposits

epithelial lesions

just beneath Bowman membrane

? Tapered ends without bulbs ? Halo of stromal haze

? Resolves within a few days

? May become chronic

OPHTHALMIC

COMPLICATIONS

Ramsay Hunt syndrome ?

7th nerve palsy + loss of taste

over ant 2/3rd tongue +

earpain + vesicles in external

auditory canal or pinna
DIAGNOSIS

Diagnosis based on acute or recent history of systemic

ds with ocular or periocular involvement with

vesicles.

INVESTIGATIONS- vesicular fluid for PCR, immunomicroscopy

TREATMENT

ACTIVE DISEASE

1.

Antivirals( treat for 7 days , starting within 72 hrs) Famcyciclovir 500mg

PO TDS

Valacyclovir 1 g PO TDS

Acyclovir 800mg PO 5t/d

2.

Lesions of lid, conjunctiva or cornea ( dendritic or rarely geographical

keratitis) ? topical AV (trifluridine applied 9t/d * 7-10 days) plus an topical

AB.

3. Late onset immune stromal ds treated similar to stromal herpes infection.

4. Pain prevention-

TCA's( eg nortryptyline, desipramine) 25-75 mg PO * 3months

Nonnarcotic or short term narcotic analgesic .

5. Immunocompromised patients with any zoster ?

I.V Acyclovir 15 ? 20 mg/kg/day
ADENOVIRUS

KERATOCONJUCTIVITIS

Medium-sized (90?100 nm),
nonenveloped (without an outer lipid bilayer)

icosahedral viruses composed of a nucleocapsid and a

double-stranded linear DNA genome.

OCULAR MANIFESTATIONS
1. Epidemic keratoconjunctivits
2. Pharyngoconjunctival fever
3. Nonspecific follicular conjunctivitis
4. Chronic adenoviral keratoconjunctivitis

EPIDEMIC KERATOCONJUCTIVIS

Serotype AD 8, 19, & 37.
Most serious adenoviral ocular illness
In young adults during the fall and winter months
U/L in 2/3rd pt
IP 8 days
Sign and symptoms:

Acute tearing, FBS, photophobia, followed by lid

and conjuctival edema and hyperemia, follicular and

papillary conjuctival response with or without hge or

membrane formation, & tender LN's
PHARYNGOCONJUCTIVAL CHRONIC ADENOVIRAL

FEVER

KERATOCONJUCTIVITIS

Serotype Ad 3 and 7

Serotype Ad 2,3,4 and 19.

Similar to EKC except that

Uncommon, often

the keratitis is usaully mild

recognized cause of ant

and b/l, and subepithelial

segment inflammatory and

infiltrates are less frequent

scarring ds.

and more transient.

DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT

Cytologic scrappings - mixed lymphocytic and neutrophil

infiltrate and degenerated epithelial cells.

Giemsa staining may reveal early eosinophillic intranuclear

bodies.

Antivirals are ineffective , except cidofovir.
Topicals NSIAD'S : relief of inflammation. No effect onviral

replication or appearance of corneal infiltrates.

Cycloplegics as needed for iritis.
Topical antibiotic ointment to lubricate and protect the

cornea in presence of membranes.

Ice packs, antipyretics and dark glasses as needed.




ACANTHAMOEBA

Genus Acanthamoeba:-

a family of free-living,

ubiquitous cyst-forming

protozoans.

? Life cycle:- 2 forms
? Generally rare infection

characterized by

periodic outbreaks



Acanthamoeba keratitis

? Contact lens wearers at particular risk

? Symptoms worse than signs

? Pain disproportionate to clinical signs in early presentation

CORNEAL

SCRAPINGS

Epithelial scrapings for

LM

?

H & E stain

?

Giemsa

Small, patchy anterior

Perineural infiltrates

?

PAS stain

stromal infiltrates

(radial keratoneuritis)

?

CFW stain

?

Acridine orange

stain

CULTURE

Non-nutrient agar with

e.coli

Ulceration, ring abscess

Stromal opacification

& small, satellite lesions

Treatment

-Medical therapy given for 135 days

-Biguanides(chlorhexidine or polyhexamethylenebiguanide

(0.02%) effective against both forms

This post was last modified on 07 April 2022