| Literature DB >> 22553696 |
S C Reddy1, I Tajunisah, T Rohana.
Abstract
A rare case of bilateral scleromalacia perforans, bilateral peripheral corneal thinning (contact lens cornea) and unilateral orbital inflammatory disease in a 50 year old female patient with an indolent form Wegener's granulomatosis(WG) involving lungs and sinuses is reported. The patient survived for 12 years after the initial diagnosis of systemic disease. There was perforation of left globe following trauma and no perforation of the right globe till the last follow up of the patient.Entities:
Keywords: Wegener's granulomatosis; peripheral thinning of cornea; proptosis; scleromalacia perforans
Year: 2011 PMID: 22553696 PMCID: PMC3340864 DOI: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2011.04.22
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Ophthalmol ISSN: 2222-3959 Impact factor: 1.779