Effective diagnosis by real-time PCR of herpes simplex diffuse endotheliitis that is similar in appearance to fungal keratitis: case series

Journal of Ophthalmic Inflammation and Infection

Table 1 Summarized results of ophthalmologic examinations

	Case #1	Case #2	Case #3
Increased IOP	–	+	–
Decreased corneal sensation	–	NT	NT
Feathery infiltration	+	+	+
Retrocorneal plaque	−*	+	+
Hypopyon	+	+	+
Keratic precipitates	+	–	–
Iris rubeosis	–	–	+
Copy number of HSV-1 DNA	6.0 × 10⁶	1.0 × 10⁵	5.0 × 10⁵