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Autoimmune Keratolysis in a Patient with Leukocytoclastic VasculitisUnusual Erythema Elevatum Diutinum with Granulomatous Pattern

 

作者: Fábio Casanova,   Rodrigo Meirelles,   Marcelo Tojar,   Maria Cristina Martins,   Moacir Rigueiro,   Denise de Freitas,  

 

期刊: Cornea  (OVID Available online 2001)
卷期: Volume 20, issue 3  

页码: 329-332

 

ISSN:0277-3740

 

年代: 2001

 

出版商: OVID

 

关键词: Leukocytoclastic vasculitis;Keratolysis;Erythema elevatum diutinum;Ocular perforation

 

数据来源: OVID

 

摘要:

Purpose.Leukocytoclastic vasculitis (LCCV) is an immune complex-mediated, small vessel disease that is clinically characterized by the presence of palpable purpuric lesions, most often in association with rheumatic diseases. Ocular manifestations of LCCV are rare.Methods.We describe a patient with an unusual granulomatous pattern of erythema elevatum diutinum (EED) associated with autoimmune keratolysis.Results.We studied a 64-year-old man with decreased visual acuity and nodular lesions in both hands. Ocular examination revealed bilateral superior corneal melting with perforation in the left eye and conjunctival thickening in both eyes, in association with a severe inflammatory reaction. Histopathologic examination of the conjunctiva revealed granulomatous vasculitis with neutrophilic infiltrate, giant cells, and fibroblastic proliferation. A punch biopsy taken from his skin showed similar characteristics that suggested EED; however, there were no giant cells.Conclusion.To our knowledge, autoimmune keratolysis secondary to cutaneous LCCV (EED) has not been described previously, and there has been no description of granulomatous reaction (in the conjunctiva) in EED.

 

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