Cornea 1998-May
Terrien's marginal degeneration associated with erythema elevatum diutinum.
Watumiaji waliosajiliwa tu ndio wanaweza kutafsiri nakala
Ingia / Ingia
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Maneno muhimu
Kikemikali
OBJECTIVE
To describe a patient with Terrien's marginal degeneration associated with a chronic skin disease, erythema elevatum diutinum.
METHODS
A 27-year-old woman with peripheral thinning of her left cornea associated with adjacent conjunctival and episcleral inflammation was clinically examined.
RESULTS
Episodes of worsening skin lesions were associated with development of inflammation in her left eye. Administration of sulfones was effective for reducing both skin and ocular inflammation.
CONCLUSIONS
Erythema elevatum diutinum should be considered an underlying systemic disease of Terrien's marginal degeneration.
