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Atopic keratoconjunctivitis with corneal ulcer. Case report.
Purpose: To report the case of a 14-year-old male patient, with bilateral atopic keratoconjunctivitis with corneal ulcer. Methods: The patient complained of bilateral red, itchy eyes, decreased vision, photophobia, difficulty opening the eyelids upon awakening, palpebral edema, excessive tearing, along with yellowish mucous discharge. He had a two-year history of chronic blepharitis and recurre...
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Atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) is an ocular inflammatory condition associated with atopic dermatitis. AKC is classified as ocular allergy but with features quite different from common seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. The clinical picture includes eyelid eczema, blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and some degree of keratitis. The condition is chronic and normally starts off in young adulthood with...
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PURPOSE Major chemokine receptors in the giant papillae of atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) have yet to be determined. We evaluated chemokine receptor genes and their ligand expressions in upper tarsal conjunctival giant papillae of AKC with atopic dermatitis and/or asthma. METHODS CC, CXC, and CX3C chemokine receptor (R) gene expression levels in giant papillae of five clinically active AKC...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0025-7974
DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000010372