Li WJ, Huang JJ, Chang VS, Martinez JD. Corneal Manifestations in Patients with Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
Ocul Immunol Inflamm 2024:1-5. [PMID:
38829001 DOI:
10.1080/09273948.2024.2359618]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
Abstract
PURPOSE
To report two cases of bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis associated with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
METHODS
Case report and literature review. The clinical courses of two patients with HS, including ocular presentation and medical management, are described.
RESULTS
Two female patients aged 18 and 23-years-old with severe HS presented with bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis. Shared slit lamp findings included bilateral corneal neovascularization and inferior corneal thinning. Systemic immunosuppression was needed in the first case, which resulted in improvement in the patient's ophthalmic and dermatological findings.
CONCLUSION
We report two cases of bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis in two patients with severe HS. To our knowledge, this association has not previously been described in the literature. Clinicians should be aware of this association given its potentially visually devastating manifestations and the need for early therapeutic interventions.
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