Conjunctival Lichen Planus in a Patient With Herpes Simplex Virus Keratitis
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...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cornea 2009-09, Vol.28 (8), p.936-937 |
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Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
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ISSN: | 0277-3740 1536-4798 |
DOI: | 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181930c1a |