title: [Pterygium surgery. Complication following adjuvant radiotherapy].
abstract: Scleromalacia is a rare but serious complication following excision of an atypical pterygium and postoperative radiation which needs immediate action and treatment. In this case report we describe a successful method for treating this condition with amniotic membrane transplantation. Despite severe blepharoconjunctivitis the patient is now free of recurrence of pterygium for 3 years supporting the use of amnion membranes for covering scleromalacia in inflammatory conditions.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Augenklinik Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. c.lange@ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lange
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Böhringer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reinhard
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001684:Biological Dressings; D003228:Conjunctiva / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D011625:Pterygium / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012086:Reoperation; D012590:Sclera / Q000528:radiation effects*; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D013326:Strontium Radioisotopes