Prominent corneal nerves in a patient with multiple myeloma.
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.
Parghi
Chirag
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Department of Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
McKnight
G Tipton
GT
Pflugfelder
Stephen C
SC
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