Ligneous conjunctivitis: a local manifestation of a systemic disorder?
1Unit of Ophthalmology, University of Liverpool and Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, England.
Abstract:
Ligneous conjunctivitis is a descriptive term. It refers to the "woody" consistency of the pseudomembrane that usually forms on the palpebral conjunctiva of those affected. It is rare and probably only one manifestation of a multiorgan, pseudomembranous disease. (1-4) We report a case of ligneous conjunctivitis in which investigation revealed a plasminogen deficiency in the heterozygous range (previously reported only in association with a homozygous plasminogen deficiency). We suggest a strategy for investigating known and new cases of ligneous conjunctivitis and/or pseudomembranous disease.
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