title: Bilateral scleromalacia in a case of congenital erythropoietic porphyria.
abstract: A 25-year-old woman presented with gradual dimness of vision in the left eye with history of recurrent cutaneous bullae, photosensitivity and passage of red coloured urine. Examination revealed cataract and high intra-ocular pressure in left eye and symmetrical areas of scleral thinning in both eyes. Systemic features of the patient pointed towards congenital erythropoietic porphyria, which was established by laboratory investigations.
authors.affiliation: Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Kolkata.
authors.forename: Rakhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bhaduri
authors.forename: Arijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: Anjan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: Manas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Sanjib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Purkait
authors.forename: Maneesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017092:Porphyria, Erythropoietic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology