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    This document discusses the classification of different types of keratitis, or inflammation of the cornea. It divides keratitis into three groups: exogenous (external) causes including erosion, trauma, bacterial and fungal infections; endogenous (internal) causes such as tuberculosis, syphilis, herpes, and vitamin deficiencies; and keratitis of unknown etiology. Specific conditions mentioned include adenovirus, herpes simplex, punctate keratitis, and peripheral ulcerative keratitis.

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    This document discusses the classification of different types of keratitis, or inflammation of the cornea. It divides keratitis into three groups: exogenous (external) causes including erosion, trauma, bacterial and fungal infections; endogenous (internal) causes such as tuberculosis, syphilis, herpes, and vitamin deficiencies; and keratitis of unknown etiology. Specific conditions mentioned include adenovirus, herpes simplex, punctate keratitis, and peripheral ulcerative keratitis.

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    Cornea: Conf. Pasenco T

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    This document discusses the classification of different types of keratitis, or inflammation of the cornea. It divides keratitis into three groups: exogenous (external) causes including erosion, trauma, bacterial and fungal infections; endogenous (internal) causes such as tuberculosis, syphilis, herpes, and vitamin deficiencies; and keratitis of unknown etiology. Specific conditions mentioned include adenovirus, herpes simplex, punctate keratitis, and peripheral ulcerative keratitis.

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    CORNEA

    Conf. Pasenco T.
    Anatomy of the cornea
    Classification of the keratitis after
    Volokonenko A.
    Group A. Keratitises of exogenous etiology are subdivided into:
    1 - Erosion of the cornea
    2 - Traumatic keratitis
    3 - Infectious keratitis of bacterial etiology
    4 - keratitis, caused by diseases of conjunctiva, eyelids, meibomius glands
    5 - Fungous keratitis or keratomycosis
    Group B. Keratitises of endogenous etiology are subdivided into:
    1 - Infectious keratitis:
    a) Tubercular: hematogenic and toxicoallergic
    b) Syphilitic
    c) Herpetic
    2 - neuroparalytic keratitis
    3 - avitaminotic keratitis
    Group C. Keratitis of unknown etiology
    Adenovirus
    Herpes simplex
    Punctate keratitis
    Peripheral ulcerative keratitis

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