Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid
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CC (6/20/96): Red, itchy eyes, whitish discharge x 6 weeks HPI: A 74 year old retired policeman noticed red, itchy eyes associated with whitish discharge that worsened over the past six weeks. Two weeks later, the patient consulted his ophthalmologist, who treated him antibiotic eye drops without a favorable response. The patient did not respond to the antibiotic and states he was biopsied. He was then placed on "two round white pills three times a day." ROS: buccal mucosal ulcer, no cutaneous lesions. Examination Visual acuity: 20/70 O.D. and 20/60 O.S. IOP: normal Neuromuscular: normal SLE: poor tear film, 3+ conjunctival injection, meibomian gland disease, sub-conjunctival fibrosis (Figure 1)
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