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EnglishIntroduction: Mooren's ulcer is a rare disorder of unknown etiology that is refractory to treatment. It can affect not just the cornea but also the scleral tissue and can involve both eyes. Case presentation: We report a case of a 74-year-old man with a history of bilateral and malignant Mooren's ulcer. The patient had undergone an exenteratio bulbi of the left eye because of the perforation of a Mooren's corneal ulcer. The perforated Mooren's corneal ulcer also presented in the right eye and involved the adjacent scleral tissue. It was decided to perform a corneal-scleral graft to preserve the anatomical integrity of the eye. Conclusion: This report highlights how a corneal-scleral graft followed by systemic and local immunosuppressive treatment should be considered in monocular patients with malignant Mooren's ulcer where there is serious damage to the corneal and scleral tissue. © 2009 Cellini et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
| Titolo: | Corneoscleral graft in Mooren's ulcer: A case report | |
| Autore/i: | Cellini M.; Fresina M.; Strobbe E.; Gizzi C.; Campos E. C. | |
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| Anno: | 2009 | |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1626-2-180 | |
| Abstract: | Introduction: Mooren's ulcer is a rare disorder of unknown etiology that is refractory to treatment. It can affect not just the cornea but also the scleral tissue and can involve both eyes. Case presentation: We report a case of a 74-year-old man with a history of bilateral and malignant Mooren's ulcer. The patient had undergone an exenteratio bulbi of the left eye because of the perforation of a Mooren's corneal ulcer. The perforated Mooren's corneal ulcer also presented in the right eye and involved the adjacent scleral tissue. It was decided to perform a corneal-scleral graft to preserve the anatomical integrity of the eye. Conclusion: This report highlights how a corneal-scleral graft followed by systemic and local immunosuppressive treatment should be considered in monocular patients with malignant Mooren's ulcer where there is serious damage to the corneal and scleral tissue. © 2009 Cellini et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. | |
| Data stato definitivo: | 2022-02-28T09:09:11Z | |
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