Conjunctival scarring after eyelid surgery as first sign of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1994
Abstract
Diagnosis of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP), a chronic cicatrizing autoimmune disease of the conjunctiva, may be difficult in the early stages of the disease. We noted abnormal conjunctival scarring in three patients who had undergone eyelid and strabismus surgery, which caused us to suspect OCP. In all three patients who subsequently underwent conjunctival biopsy, immunoglobulin or complement in the basement membrane zone detected by direct immunofluorescence helped establish the diagnosis. Although OCP typically is a disease of the elderly, the three patients in this study were aged < 50 years; one patient was 19 years old. The present study demonstrates that a diagnosis of OCP should be considered for patients who develop abnormal conjunctival scarring after eyelid or strabismus surgery.
Volume
10
Issue
2
First Page
142
Last Page
145
ISSN
0740-9303
Published In/Presented At
Mauriello, J. A., Jr, Lopresti-Solis, A. E., DeRose, D. A., Giuseffi, V., Zazzali, A. J., & Pokorny, K. S. (1994). Conjunctival scarring after eyelid surgery as first sign of ocular cicatricial pemphigoid. Ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery, 10(2), 142–145. https://doi.org/10.1097/00002341-199406000-00013
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
8086364
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article