Cicatricial conjunctival inflammation with trichiasis as the presenting feature of Wegener granulomatosis.
Wegener granulomatosis has a variety of uncommon initial presentations. Although conjunctival involvement in this condition is rare, the diagnosis of Wegener granulomatosis should be suspected when the conjunctival inflammation is recurrent and not typical of other conjunctival inflammatory conditions.
Jordan
David R
DR
University of Ottawa Eye Institute, The Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada. drjordan@magma.ca
Zafar
Aftab
A
Brownstein
Seymour
S
Faraji
Hamidreza
H
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000473:pathology*; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000473:pathology; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005140:Eyelashes; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006201:Hair Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence