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keratitis
May 01, 2005 18:46:03 I know the causes of keratitis and the signs of it eg. infiltrate etc but what actually is 'keratitis' itself? |
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RE: keratitis
May 01, 2005 19:13:35 "kerat"= cornea "itis"= inflammation
can be due to many causes such as bacterial, viral etc |
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palfi
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RE: keratitis
May 01, 2005 22:13:29 it usually means surface (ie epithelial) conditions on the cornea - deeper - stromal infections are usually caused ulcers. |