[Corneal symptoms in keratoconjunctivitis caused by Chlamydia].

Between December 1983 and June 1984 280 patients with keratoconjunctivitis had a laboratory work-up for Chlamydia trachomatis infections. Serologic or culture tests produced positive results in 114 cases. Of these, 3 were neonatal blennorrheas and 111 chlamydial keratoconjunctivitides in adults. Corneal involvement was seen in 57 patients. Diffuse punctate keratopathy was noted frequently. Stromal infiltrates were sometimes found in the limbal area distributed evenly over the cornea. Corneal scars were diagnosed in 11 patients and pannus vasculosus in 2. The clinical range of corneal symptoms in chlamydial infections is illustrated with reference to 4 patients.