CORNEAL SUBEPITHELIAL INFILTRATE RECURRENCE SINE ADENOVIRUS

Corneal subepithelial infiltrates are a known complication of adenovir al conjunctivitis. In this article, we present a case of a 32-year-old man who developed these classic infiltrates after a well-documented a denoviral conjunctivitis. What is unique about this case is that the i nfiltrates recurred 8 months later after an upper respiratory infectio n without any clinical or laboratory evidence of a viral conjunctiviti s. The possible confounding variable of corticosteroid withdrawal bein g responsible for the recurrence is highly unlikely because he had not used topical corticosteroids for almost 4 months.