Induction of bilateral ligneous conjunctivitis with the use of a prosthetic eye.
The purpose of this article to report a case of ligneous conjunctivitis in an anophthalmic socket, in respect of a 20-year-old woman. The subject woman had a history of left enucleation surgery presented with bilateral palpebral ligneous conjunctivitis and ligneous gingivitis. The hematologic study revealed a severe plasma plasminogen deficiency. The eyelid lesions were successfully treated with surgical excision, topical heparin and corticosteroid eyedrops. However, the ligneous lesions recurred bilaterally after she was fitted with a prosthetic eye and were refractory to intensive topical treatment with heparin and cyclosporin A eye drops. This case shows that the use of a prosthetic eye may induce ligneous conjunctivitis in an anophthalmic socket and normal eye which is refractory to topical treatment.
Department of Ophthalmology, Uludag University, 16059, Bursa, Turkey. byazici@uludag.edu.tr
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D003231:Conjunctivitis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020878:Device Removal; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D005137:Eye, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010958:Plasminogen / Q000172:deficiency*; D012008:Recurrence; D055815:Young Adult
D010958:Plasminogen