PURPOSE: To report a case of lichen planus in a patient with a history of herpes simplex virus keratitis. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 60-year-old woman with chronic conjunctivitis and a history of herpes simplex virus keratitis was evaluated for irritation and a plaque on her right upper and lower eyelid palpebral conjunctivae. A surgical excision showed acanthosis and an underlying lichenoid infiltrate with a thickened basement membrane. CONCLUSION: Lichen planus of the conjunctiva can be present in the absence of cicatrization in a patient with chronic irritation of the conjunctiva.
PURPOSE: To report a case of lichen planus in a patient with a history of herpes simplex virus keratitis. METHODS: Case report. RESULTS: A 60-year-old woman with chronic conjunctivitis and a history of herpes simplex virus keratitis was evaluated for irritation and a plaque on her right upper and lower eyelid palpebral conjunctivae. A surgical excision showed acanthosis and an underlying lichenoid infiltrate with a thickened basement membrane. CONCLUSION:Lichen planus of the conjunctiva can be present in the absence of cicatrization in a patient with chronic irritation of the conjunctiva.
Authors: Jennifer E Thorne; Douglas A Jabs; Olga V Nikolskaia; Daniel Mimouni; Grant J Anhalt; H Carlos Nousari Journal: Am J Ophthalmol Date: 2003-08 Impact factor: 5.258
Authors: Amit K Reddy; Meredith S Baker; Amanda C Maltry; Nasreen A Syed; Richard C Allen Journal: Br J Ophthalmol Date: 2016-04-12 Impact factor: 4.638