title: Isolated unilateral congenital lacrimal gland agenesis presenting as filamentary keratopathy in a child.
abstract: Congenital lacrimal gland agenesis is extremely rare, and there are only a few cases reported in the literature. These cases involve bilateral lacrimal gland agenesis associated, in some instances, with salivary gland agenesis and abnormalities of the lacrimal puncta and canaliculi. This report, to our knowledge, presents the first documented case of unilateral lacrimal gland agenesis, resulting in unilateral filamentary keratopathy.
authors.affiliation: The Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. ademetr1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Demetriades
authors.forename: Gerami D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Seitzman
mesh_terms: D000287:Administration, Topical; D002648:Child; D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000209:etiology; D005124:Eye Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D006633:Histamine Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013666:Tears / Q000378:metabolism; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D006633:Histamine Antagonists; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D013256:Steroids