Case Report

Ligneous Conjunctivitis: Case Series

10.4274/tjo.50490

  • Fatih Özcura
  • Nilgün Yıldırım
  • Hikmet Başmak
  • Evrim Çiftçi

Received Date: 12.12.2012 Accepted Date: 30.04.2013 Turk J Ophthalmol 2013;43(6):458-463

Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare form of chronic pseudomembranous conjunctivitis characterized by membranes on the conjunctiva. The disease usually affects children but can occur at older age as well. Similar lesions may develop on other mucous membranes of the body if the disease is associated with systemic plasminogen deficiency. We report our 6 cases with ligneous conjunctivitis and discuss them in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

Keywords: Ligneous conjunctivitis, plasminogen deficiency

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