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BMC Ophthalmol
March 2022
Department of Ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrbergerstraße 100, Bld. 22, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Background: Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare form of chronic pseudomembranous conjunctivitis which usually starts during infancy. We report on an unsual case of recurrent ligneous conjunctivitis after cataract surgery in a 67-year-old male patient.
Methods: The equipment used for the slit-lamp images was a Haag Streit slit lamp BX900 Sn 00,406 with 16 × magnifications.
Ophthalmologe
October 2016
Klinik für Ophthalmologie, UKSH, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland.
Ophthalmologe
May 2016
Klinik für Ophthalmologie, UKSH, Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller-Str. 3, 24105, Kiel, Deutschland.
Case Report: We report the case of a 3-year-old female patient with therapy refractive recurrent conjunctivitis and membrane formation of the upper eyelid. After surgical removal the histological examination showed an image compatible with ligneous conjunctivitis. A manifest serum plasminogen deficiency (22 %) supported the diagnosis.
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June 2002
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.
Conjunctivitis lignosa, a rare affliction of the conjunctiva, is sometimes associated with other disturbances. We present two children with concurrent conjunctivitis lignosa and ear involvement. In these two cases, there were histopathologically verified ligneous changes of the middle ears.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare chronic pseudomembranous conjunctivitis. It forms nodular masses on the palpebral conjunctiva. Beside the conjunctival affection pseudomembranes can also be found on other mucosal tissues.
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