title: [Pemphigoid as a cause of marked impairment of visual acuity].
abstract: Among 11 patients aged 9-79 years with diagnosed pemphigoid 5 were men and 6 women. Three persons exhibited only some conjunctival irritation and conjunctival adhesions, the remaining 8--besides some shallowness of the fornices--showed also corneal changes. Six patients showed signs of the dry-eye syndrome and 3--symptoms of secondary glaucoma. General treatment (Avlosulfon, encorton) was applied in 8 patients.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Okulistycznej AM w Warszawie.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Portacha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zydecki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ciszewska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zamłyńska
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lewandowski
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Domosławski
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010390:Pemphigoid, Benign Mucous Membrane / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015354:Vision, Low / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*
vernacular_title: Pemphigoid jako przyczyna znacznego upośledzenia ostrości wzroku.