Treatment of ligneous conjunctivitis with heterologous serum.

Autor:	Martins TGDS; Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil., Martins TGDS; Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Martins DGDS; Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil., Kuba MCF; Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) [Einstein (Sao Paulo)] 2019 Jun 13; Vol. 17 (3), pp. eRC4714. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jun 13.
DOI:	10.31744/einstein_journal/2019RC4714
Abstrakt:	Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare form of chronic and recurrent bilateral conjunctivitis, in which thick membranes develop on the tarsal conjunctiva and on other mucosae. We report the case of a 55-year old female patient with bilateral ligneous conjunctivitis who was successfully treated with 50% heterologous serum. There was no recurrence or side effects after one-year follow-up. We suggest the use of 50% heterologous serum should be further studied to better determine its efficacy as a treatment option for ligneous conjunctivitis.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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