Corneal Ulceration and Ulcerative Keratitis: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

corneal ulceration, ulcerative keratitis, corneal ulcer, peripheral ulcerative keratitis, PUK, corneal infiltrative events, CIEs, corneal ulcer disease, Mooren's ulcer, Mooren ulcer, corneal melt

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Trevor John Mills, MD, MPH, Chief of Emergency Medicine, Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Trevor John Mills, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Public Health Association, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Southern Medical Association, and Wilderness Medical Society
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William K Chiang, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Bellevue Hospital Center
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Douglas Lavenburg, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health Systems
Douglas Lavenburg, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
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John D Halamka, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Chief Information Officer, CareGroup Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School; Attending Physician, Division of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Barry E Brenner, MD, PhD, FACEP, Program Director, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Professor, Internal Medicine, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
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