Paediatric idiopathic limbal stem cell deficiency.
Acquired limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) describes a condition in which the corneal limbal stem cells are altered or destroyed, typically due to ocular trauma, chronic allergy or inflammation. Idiopathic LSCD is a term used to describe limbal stem cell failure in the absence of any identifiable causative factor. While several cases of adult-onset LSCD have been identified previously, this case report describes a rare presentation of bilateral asymmetric idiopathic paediatric limbal stem cell deficiency in a sixteen-year-old male with an otherwise unremarkable ocular history.
School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Stephen J
SJ
Vincent
City Eye Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: eye@cityeye.com.au.
Graham A
GA
Lee
D000293:Adolescent; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019781:Corneal Topography; D006801:Humans; D016850:Limbus Corneae / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology*
Cornea; Limbal stem cell deficiency; Paediatric