Bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis: A rare presentation of pediatric Behçet's disease
Indian journal of ophthalmology(2023)
Abstract
A 13-year-old girl presenting with mucopurulent conjunctivitis (left > right) was diagnosed with Behçet's disease. Intraoperatively, the left eye had 360° culture-negative marginal corneal ulcer with scleral necrosis, managed with a scleral patch graft. Postoperatively, the right eye also developed a peripheral corneal lesion that resolved with immunosuppressants along with the skin lesions. Subsequently, wound gaping and uveal prolapse were noted in the left eye and was managed with a lamellar corneal graft and later with a corneoscleral patch graft. Following this, the patient improved very well in terms of visual acuity. Peripheral ulcerative keratitis can be a clinical presentation in pediatric Behçet's disease despite the unusual occurrence. Hence, any pediatric case with peripheral ulcerative keratitis should be thoroughly investigated for Behçet's disease, for which immunosuppressants may prove to be beneficial.
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Key words
bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis,pediatric behçet,disease
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