Corneal marginal ulcer in relapsing polychondritis: treatment with keratoepithelioplasty.
This article describes a case of corneal marginal ulcer caused by relapsing polychondritis (RPC) that was treated with keratoepithelioplasty. The patient underwent keratoepithelioplasty with lamellar keratoplasty in the left eye. No relapse occurred in the nasal side in which corneal lenticules were grafted, whereas vascular invasion developed in the temporal side in which no lenticules were grafted. Keratoepithelioplasty was an effective surgical procedure to prevent a recurrence of corneal marginal ulcer in a patient with RPC.
Department of Ophthalmology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
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D000328:Adult; D016039:Corneal Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000637:transplantation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity