Keratitis is usually caused by a deficiency of the B vitamins, with vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) being the three most common. However, it should be noted that in addition to vitamin deficiencies, mechanical injuries, nutritional deficiencies, and infections can also lead to keratitis.
1. Keratitis is caused by nutrition, injury, infection and other factors leading to the corners of the mouth dry, red, swollen, vesicles, oozing, cracking, flaking and other lesions, accompanied by irritation and pain, most of the two sides of the corners of the mouth at the same time.
2. Among them, caused by malnutrition keratitis is called malnutrition keratitis, B vitamin deficiency is the most common, this type of keratitis in addition to localized lesions on the corners of the mouth, but also often accompanied by lipitis of the oral cavity, strawberry tongue, glossy tongue, and pubic mucous membrane damage and itching and other manifestations.
Keratitis caused by B vitamin deficiency, need to supplement the B complex vitamins in a timely manner, at the same time, the local use of gentian violet and other drugs for disinfection and care, while maintaining cleanliness and hygiene in the oral cavity. Combined with mechanical injury and infection patients, need to be targeted treatment, the use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.