Successful treatment of ligneous conjunctivitis with topical fresh frozen plasma in an infant
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Successful treatment of ligneous conjunctivitis with topical fresh frozen plasma in an infant.
A 6-month-old female infant presented to our clinic with bilateral eyelid swelling, yellowish-white membranes under both lids, and mucoid ocular discharge. Her aunt had similar ocular problems that were undiagnosed. The conjunctival membranes were excised and histopathological investigation of these membranes showed ligneous conjunctivitis. Further, laboratory examination revealed plasminogen d...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20150083