Keratitis

Japanese: keratitis
Keratitis

...It is not seen much these days. Keratitis caused by common bacteria and corneal ulcers are still common, but the causative bacteria have changed with the evolution of antibiotics, and corneal ulcers caused by gram-negative bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa are on the rise. As for viral diseases, corneal ulcers caused by herpes simplex virus are common.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "keratitis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最近はあまりみられない。一般細菌による角膜炎keratitis,さらに角膜潰瘍corneal ulcersは依然として多くみられるが,抗生物質の変遷とともに原因菌も変化し,緑膿菌等グラム陰性菌によるものが増加している。ウイルス疾患としては,単純ヘルペスウイルスによる角膜潰瘍が多くみられる。…

※「keratitis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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