title: Prominent corneal nerves in a patient with multiple myeloma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe a case of prominent corneal nerves observed in a patient after diagnosis of multiple myeloma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and literature review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 65-year-old woman with a history of multiple myeloma was referred for chronic epitheliopathy in the left eye. She was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 3 years before presentation and underwent treatment at that time. On examination, she was noted to have prominent corneal nerves bilaterally with absent corneal sensation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Multiple myeloma caused prominent corneal nerves and reduced corneal sensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Chirag
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Parghi
authors.forename: G Tipton
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: McKnight
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Pflugfelder
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003315:Cornea / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D009882:Ophthalmic Nerve / Q000473:pathology*; D012677:Sensation / Q000502:physiology