October consultation #2

This patient with recurrent unilateral ocular complaints, a lid lesion, and keratitis unresponsive to numerous medications as well as a negative work-up for infectious agents leaves us with numerous diagnostic possibilities. These include: viral shedding from the lid lesion as with molluscum, eyelid deformity with corneal exposure, limbal stem cell deficiency of uncertain etiology, ocular surface dysplasia or neoplasia, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, vernal keratoconjunctivitis, herpes group viruses, Acanthamoeba keratitis, eyelid foreign body, medicamentosa, and many others.
Source: Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Tags: Consultation section: Cataract Source Type: research