title: [Neurodermatitis. A risk factor for the development of squamous cell carcinoma].
abstract: Squamous cell conjunctival carcinomas (SCCC) are rare. We report on a 34-year-old patient with neurodermatitis and chronic conjunctivitis who presented with a therapy-resistant corneal ulcer induced by mechanical irritation diagnosed as SCCC. Chronic blepharoconjunctivitis seems to sustain the development of SCCC in patients with neurodermatitis because of their insufficient immune response.
authors.affiliation: Augenklinik der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. ingo_schmack@med.uni-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Schmack
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Kruse
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Völcker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dithmar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003230:Conjunctival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009450:Neurodermatitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors