title: Psoriatic corneal abscess.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined a patient with psoriasis and stromal infiltrate that was treated with topical corticosteroids.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patient gradually improved and the stromal infiltrate diminished. The cause of psoriasis and its ocular manifestations remains unknown. A corneal abscess without epithelial infiltration that responds to topical corticosteroid therapy may represent a specific ocular manifestation of psoriasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moadel
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Donnenfeld
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zagelbaum
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Ingraham
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000473:pathology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D003907:Dexamethasone