Neurotrophic corneal ulcers in diabetes mellitus.
Three patients with juvenile-onset insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus had neurotrophic keratitis and/or ulceration presumably related to their diabetes. We suggest that significant neurotrophic corneal disease can occur in diabetic patients. The neurotrophic keratitis and corneal ulcers responded to treatment.
D000328:Adult; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery