To cite: Pujari A. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016218344 DESCRIPTION A 64-year-old male patient presented with fleshy lesion over the right temporal conjunctiva for the past 3 months with a gradual increase in size. History of trauma and pain was absent, and past history did not reveal any significant ocular/systemic morbidities. Right eye exa...

PURPOSE Recently, conjunctivochalasis repair surgery using electrocauterization has been gaining popularity. However, patients with electrocauterized conjunctivoplasty tend to complain of more postoperative pain than patients undergoing simple excision with suturing. Therefore, we investigated the effects of electrocauterization on inflammation of the conjunctiva using an experimental animal mo...

Soft contact lenses are widely used for correction of refractive errors and in diseases related to corneal surface irregularities. In this case series we have used soft contact lenses in treatment of patients having bullous keratopathy, corneal ulcer, dry eye, trichiasis and corneal perforation. Soft contact lenses were found to be superior than conventional method of treatment and they have re...

Aims—To understand the immunopathogenesis of the corneal conjunctivalisation in Stevens–Johnson syndrome. Methods—Conjunctivalised corneas from five patients with Stevens–Johnson syndrome were studied immunohistochemically for several cell surface antigens and two cytokines. Chemical injury specimens were also studied. Results—In all cases, immunohistochemistry revealed LFA-1, CD4, CD8, and CD6...

TOPIC: Critical Care TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Purpura fulminans (PF) is a rare form of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) that typically presents following bacterial or viral infections. It associated with high morbidity and mortality. Below we discuss unique case patient who was hospitalized for mixed shock in the setting PF1. CASE PRESENTATION: We pr...

The most difficult part in ocular surface reconstruction for total limbal stem cell deficiency is restoring a healthy and stable corneal epithelium. Recently, there has been a shift toward a cellular-based transplantation that eliminates the need for harvesting large amounts of limbal tissues from a living donor. The autologous oral epithelium can be used as a source for ocular surface reconstr...

To the Editor: Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) is a rare, severe drug reaction associated with significant mortality.1Hsu D.Y. Brieva J. Silverberg N.B. J.I. Morbidity and mortality of syndrome toxic in United States adults.J Invest Dermatol. 2016; 136: 1387-1397Abstract Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (124) Google Scholar Although itself self-limited, morbidity may la...