Scanning Electron Microscopic Investigations on the Development of the Dendritic Lesion in the Corneal Epithelium

Summary

The dendritic lesion in cases of HVH infection is provoked experimentally in the rabbit cornea and, based on scanning electron microscopic findings, a theory is formulated on the development of the dendritic lesion.

The dendritic lesion is typical for a herpes simplex infection of the cornea. Two developmental theories are known to us:

• 1. It is the result of the viruses spreading in the corneal nerves [1].

• 2. Resistent cell groups are responsible for a random course of infection pathways in the presence of viruses spreading from cell to cell [2].

Zusammenfassung

Die Dendriticafigur bei HVH-Infektion wird experimentell an der Kaninchenhornhaut erzeugt und eine Theorie bezüglich ihrer Entstehung anhand rasterelektronenmikroskopischer Befunde entwickelt.