title: Paracentral corneal melting in a patient with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's syndrome, psoriasis, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
abstract: The paper describes the occurrence of unilateral paracentral corneal melting in a 65-year-old woman with ocular and systemic signs of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's syndrome (VKH), psoriasis, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. Corneal melting, often occurring in association with systemic vasculitis and connective tissue diseases, has rarely been reported in relation to diffuse psoriasis and never in association with VKH. A possible relationship between corneal melting and VKH is suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Ocular Immunovirology Service, University of Rome 'La Sapienza', Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Pia
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Paroli
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pinca
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Speranza
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pivetti-Pezzi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000473:pathology; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000150:complications*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000150:complications*; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*