title: Conjunctival diverticuli in Stevens-Johnson syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a patient with a history of eye involving Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) who developed chronic bilateral purulent discharge attributed to conjunctival diverticuli.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 75-year-old woman with SJS presented with bilateral chronic relapsing purulent conjunctivitis secondary to inferior conjunctival diverticuli. The symptoms resolved after marsupialization of the diverticuli.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The conjunctival scarring associated with SJS can lead to sequestration of conjunctival epithelium that may in turn lead to the formation of a diverticulum. The presence of a diverticulum should be considered in patients with a history of SJS who develop chronic relapsing purulent conjunctivitis.
authors.affiliation: *MBChB(Hons), FRCOphth †MA(Cantab), MD, FRCOphth ‡MD, MA(Oxon), FRCOphth Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, United Kingdom (MZ, ST, DV); and Royal Oldham Hospital, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Oldham, United Kingdom (FZ).
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ziaei
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tuft
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Verity
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003229:Conjunctival Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013262:Stevens-Johnson Syndrome / Q000150:complications*