A 5-year-old boy presented with unilateral, focal superonasal conjunctival injection in the absence of vision changes or trauma. He was treated with a topical steroid for possible phlyctenule or episcleritis, but the lesion progressed to an elevated nodule, raising concern for nodular scleritis with no evidence of posterior involvement. Systemic work-up for underlying inflammatory conditions was unremarkable.
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November 2014
Purpose: To describe the limitations of Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) in imaging common conjunctival and corneal pathology.
Materials And Methods: Retrospective, single-center case series of 40 patients with conjunctival and cornea pathology.
Results: Fourier-domain OCT imaged laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) flaps in detail, including its relation to other corneal structures and abnormalities.
Purpose: To report a patient who presented with bilateral interstitial keratitis in association with severe hidradenitis suppurativa.
Methods: Case report.
Results: An 18-year-old African American woman with severe active hidradenitis suppurativa of the axillae and groin presented with a 2-week history of bilateral blurry vision.