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Papillary conjunctivitis associated with Kikuchi disease
Anat Galor1, Matthew Georgy, Henry A Leder
1Division of Ocular Immunology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Purpose:
To describe a case of papillary conjunctivitis associated with Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD).
Methods:
Case report.
Results:
A 35-year-old black man developed bilateral eye redness before developing high fevers and cervical lymphadenopathy. Mediastinoscopy confirmed the diagnosis of KFD. The eye redness resolved on a regimen of prednisone 60 mg daily and recurred after corticosteroids were discontinued. The patient was found to have bilateral papillary conjunctivitis that resolved with topical prednisolone acetate.
Conclusions:
Papillary conjunctivitis may be associated with KFD.
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