[Neurodermatitis. A risk factor for the development of squamous cell carcinoma].
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.
Schmack
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Augenklinik der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg. ingo_schmack@med.uni-heidelberg.de
Kruse
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Bauer
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Völcker
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Dithmar
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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