title: [Sterile corneal ulcers in dry eye. Incidence and factors of occurrence].
abstract: Sterile corneal ulceration is a serious complication in patients with keratoconjunctivitis sicca. The records of 134 patients, 19 males and 115 females, who presented with dry eyes in the Ophthalmologic Clinic were reviewed. Over a period of 6 years, 33 eyes of 23 (17%) patients developed a sterile corneal ulcer. The etiologies of dry eyes in these patients were: Primary Sjogren's syndrome: 10 cases, rheumatoid arthritis: 5 cases, ocular pemphigoid 6 cases, atopy: 1 case, local irradiation: 1 case. Patient's age and sex were not significantly associated with ulcer development (p greater than 0.05). The presence of a major underlying disease was the major contributing factor. Appropriate local treatment and patient compliance were also contributing factors. Blepharitis was found in 90% of patients.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Universitaire d'Ioannina, Grèce.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Petroutsos
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Paschides
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kitsos
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Skopouli
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Psilas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001762:Blepharitis / Q000150:complications; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007638:Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Les ulcères cornéens stériles de l'oeil sec. I. Fréquence et facteurs de leur apparition.