Herpetic stromal keratitis in congenital dysgammaglobulinemia. Case report.

The clinical picture and laboratory findings of a case of secondary herpes simplex virus type 2 in a patient with congenital dysgammaglobulinemia who was followed for 26 months is described. Local combined therapy of acyclovir and Decadron (dexamethasone) 0.1% was given for management for 14 months. The clinical and immunopathologic findings of our patient match the results described by other investigators in experimental animals.