Treatment of ligneous conjunctivitis with heterologous serum

Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare form of chronic and recurrent bilateral conjunctivitis, in which thick membranes develop on the tarsal conjunctiva and on other mucosae. We report the case of a 55-year old female patient with bilateral ligneous conjunctivitis who was successfully treated with 50% h...

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Autores principales: Martins, Thiago Gonçalves dos Santos, Martins, Thomaz Gonçalves dos Santos, Martins, Diogo Gonçalves dos Santos, Kuba, Maria Carolina Francisco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6559777/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31215592
http://dx.doi.org/10.31744/einstein_journal/2019RC4714
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Sumario:Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare form of chronic and recurrent bilateral conjunctivitis, in which thick membranes develop on the tarsal conjunctiva and on other mucosae. We report the case of a 55-year old female patient with bilateral ligneous conjunctivitis who was successfully treated with 50% heterologous serum. There was no recurrence or side effects after one-year follow-up. We suggest the use of 50% heterologous serum should be further studied to better determine its efficacy as a treatment option for ligneous conjunctivitis.

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