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Lymphogranuloma Venereum Conjunctivitis with a Marginal Corneal Perforation

Year: 1988

Type: article

Abstract: The authors have recently treated a case of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome due to Chlamydia trachomatis serotype L2, a causative agent of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). The ocular manifestations included a mixed papillary-follicular conjunctivitis with fleshy superior limbal lesions in both eyes. A superior marginal corneal perforation requiring a therapeutic corneal graft was present in the right eye. The patient had vaginitis, inguinal lymphadenopathy, a history of Sjögren's syndrome, and seropositivity to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The ocular disease resolved completely after 6 weeks of oral tetracycline therapy.

Source: Ophthalmology

DOI: 10.1016/s0161-6420(88)33121-0

Authors: Delyse R. Buus, Stephen C. Pflugfelder, Julius Schachter, Darlene Miller, Richard K. Forster

Institutions: University of Miami, University of California, San Francisco

Language: English

Topic: Ocular Infections and Treatments

Subfield: Ophthalmology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $4,990