Misdiagnosis of Hidden Causes of Corneal ulcer

Underlying conditions list:

The list of possible underlying conditions mentioned in various sources for Corneal ulcer includes:

• Herpes simplex
• Shingles
• Eye injury
• Eye infection
• Bacterial eye infection
  • Staphyloccocus aureus
  • Staphyloccocus epidermidis
  • Pseudomonas (type of Nosocomial infections)
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Hemophilus
  • Coliforms
• Viral eye infection
• Fungal eye infection
• Causes of the eye infections causing corneal ulcers may include:
  • Corneal injury
  • Corneal abrasion
  • Contact lenses
  • Topical steroid usage
• Radiation injury to eye
• Welding flash burns
• Snow blindness
• Poorly fitted contact lenses
• Improperly closing eyelids
• Acanthamoeba
• Trachoma
• Bullous keratopathy
• Fungal infection
• Thyroid eye disease - Corneal ulcer
• Neurotrophic keratitis
• Bacterial infection
• Pasteurella multocida - corneal ulcer
• Corneal ulcer - corneal ulcer
• Conjunctivitis
• Chronic blepharitis
• Box Jellyfish poisoning - corneal ulcer
• Bacterial infection following minor eye trauma (see Eye infection)
• Minor eye trauma
• Topical steroid use
• Contact lens wear
• Keratitis - corneal ulcer
• Vitamin A deficiency
• Leiner Disease - corneal ulcer
• Blepharitis

Corneal ulcer as a complication:

Other conditions that might have Corneal ulcer as a complication might be potential underlying conditions. The list of conditions listing Corneal ulcer as a complication includes:

• EEC syndrome
• Keratitis
• Pasteurella multocida
• Thyroid eye disease

Corneal ulcer Causes: Book Excerpts

• Causes - Corneal ulcers
• Causes and incidence - Corneal abrasion
• Causes - Corneal ulcers
• Causes - Corneal abrasion

Corneal ulcer as a symptom:

Conditions listing Corneal ulcer as a symptom may also be potential underlying conditions.

For a more detailed analysis of Corneal ulcer as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Corneal ulcer.

• Acanthamoeba
• Athabaskan severe combined immunodeficiency
• Box Jellyfish poisoning
• Cold sores
• Corneal ulcer
• Gonococcal conjunctivitis
• Herpes, Neonatal - Mucocutaneous and Ocular Infection
• Keratosis palmoplantaris - corneal dystrophy
• Leiner Disease
• Navajo neurohepatopathy
• Popliteal pterygium syndrome, lethal type
• Pterygium, Popliteal, lethal type
• Trigeminal anesthesia, familial

About underlying conditions:

With a diagnosis of Corneal ulcer, it is important to consider whether there is an underlying condition causing Corneal ulcer. These are other medical conditions that may possibly cause Corneal ulcer. For general information on this form of misdiagnosis, see Underlying Condition Misdiagnosis or Overview of Misdiagnosis.
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