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Ankyloblepharon associated with systemic 5-fluorouracil treatment
1LSU Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112.
Annals of Ophthalmology
|October 1, 1987
Abstract:
A 59-year-old man undergoing systemic 5-fluorouracil treatment for metastatic adenocarcinoma of the stomach developed ocular lesions consisting of bilateral conjunctival ulcers and ulcerative blepharitis leading to ankyloblepharon. Ophthalmologists should be cognizant of potential ocular side effects of chemotherapy, in order to institute appropriate changes in treatment.