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2220-3249 (online) |
| Open Access |
This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
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The Author(s) 2026. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Ophthalmology |
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| Article Title |
Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis with viral triggers
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Invited Manuscript |
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Matteo Capobianco, Francesco Cappellani, Federico Visalli, Alessandro Avitabile, Giuseppe Gagliano, Simonetta Gaia Nicolosi, Marieme Khouyyi, Fabiana D’Esposito, Caterina Gagliano and Marco Zeppieri |
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| Corresponding Author |
Marco Zeppieri, Consultant, MD, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Udine, p. le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, Udine 33100, Italy. mark.zeppieri@asufc.sanita.fvg.it |
| Key Words |
Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis; Pediatric ophthalmology; Delayed-type hypersensitivity; Staphylococcus aureus; Tuberculosis; Ocular rosacea; Viral infection; Herpes simplex virus; COVID; Molluscum contagiosum |
| Core Tip |
Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis is a delayed-type hypersensitivity disorder that often affects children. Triggers vary by setting: Mycobacterial antigens in tuberculosis-endemic areas; staphylococcal lid disease and ocular rosacea elsewhere. A minority of cases have viral associations [herpes simplex virus (HSV), coronavirus disease, molluscum contagiosum, etc.] that mirror the same antigen-driven mechanism and should be managed by addressing the viral source-antivirals when HSV is plausible and excision/ablation for eyelid molluscum-alongside brief steroids, lid hygiene, targeted antibiotics, and topical cyclosporine to reduce recurrences and steroid burden. |
| Publish Date |
2026-03-13 08:28 |
| Citation |
Capobianco M, Cappellani F, Visalli F, Avitabile A, Gagliano G, Nicolosi SG, Khouyyi M, D’Esposito F, Gagliano C, Zeppieri M. Phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis with viral triggers. World J Virol 2026; 15(1): 117124 |
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https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3249/full/v15/i1/117124.htm |
| DOI |
https://dx.doi.org/10.5501/wjv.v15.i1.117124 |
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