title: Central corneal delle as a complication of erythema multiforme major.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of erythema multiforme major complicated by a central corneal delle.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An 18-year-old man recovering from erythema multiforme major complained of blurred vision and grittiness. Slit-lamp examination revealed a central corneal depression; the overlying epithelium was intact, and the stroma was thinned but lacked inflammation. The patient underwent 2 months of treatment with lubrication and autologous serum. The thinning corneal stroma thickened, and the corneal curvature returned to normal without any further complications such as corneal perforation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Erythema multiforme major caused upper tarsus deformity and dry eye, which resulted in localized corneal dehydration and a central corneal delle.
authors: Department of Ophthalmology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
authors: Chun-Chi
authors: CC
authors: Chiang
authors: Jane-Ming
authors: JM
authors: Lin
authors: Yi-Yu
authors: YY
authors: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D015352:Dry Eye Syndromes / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D004892:Erythema Multiforme / Q000150:complications*; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D065347:Hypromellose Derivatives; D008297:Male; D008747:Methylcellulose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D065347:Hypromellose Derivatives; D008747:Methylcellulose