Ocular manifestations in patient with congenital erythropoietic porphyria

We present the case of a 52-year-old woman referred to our service because of extreme ocular surface dryness. The patient showed corneal, conjunctival, and eyelid manifestations of ocular congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP). We started treatment with autologous serum, topical steroids, and cyc...

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Published inIndian journal of ophthalmology Vol. 67; no. 10; pp. 1765 - 1768
Main Authors Isanta-Otal, C, López-Valverde, G, Orobia, A, Pablo, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.10.2019
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Summary:We present the case of a 52-year-old woman referred to our service because of extreme ocular surface dryness. The patient showed corneal, conjunctival, and eyelid manifestations of ocular congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP). We started treatment with autologous serum, topical steroids, and cyclosporine twice a day, topical retinoids, and intense corneal lubrication. The patient referred significant improvement of ocular bothering and less discomfort since treatment was initiated. We describe the management of the herewith presented case of ocular CEP.
ISSN:0301-4738
1998-3689
DOI:10.4103/ijo.IJO_1776_18