Amniotic membrane transplantation in surgically induced necrotizing scleritis with peripheral ulcerative keratitis
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Necrotizing Scleritis and Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with Wegener’s Granulomatosis
INTRODUCTION To evaluate the complications, efficacy of medical and surgical treatment, and outcome in patients with necrotizing scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis associated with Wegener's granulomatosis. METHODS The authors reviewed a series of seven patients with Wegener's granulomatosis treated in the Corneal Department of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center and the Department of Ophth...
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CLINICAL CASE We report the case of a 74-year-old female who developed a necrotizing sclerokeratitis affecting her left eye after uncomplicated cataract surgery. She had no previous history of systemic autoimmune disease. Histopathology of the lesion revealed necrotic granulomatosis with an increased number of plasma cells. DISCUSSION Surgically induced necrotizing sclerokeratitis (SINS) is a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0974-9233
DOI: 10.4103/0974-9233.102765