Jitender Jinagal, Barkha Gupta, Vinodh Hanumanthu, Debajyoti Chatterjee, Sraddha Limbu, Chintan Malhotra, Amit Gupta, Arun K Jain, Sonam Yangzes, Rahul Mahajan, Sanjeev Handa, Surinder Singh Pandav, Dipankar De
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to report ocular cicatricial pemphigoid (OCP) occurring in young patients. Relevant literature is also reviewed. METHODS: Medical records of patients aged 30 years or younger who were treated for OCP between August 2021 and May 2023 at a tertiary care eye institute were reviewed. The most common differential diagnoses of cicatrizing conjunctivitis, such as Stevens-Johnson syndrome sequelae, chemical injury, chronic topical/systemic drug use, autoimmune connective tissue disorders, or allergic eye diseases, were ruled out based on clinical history, examination, and the Cicatrizing Conjunctivitis Score described by Shanbhag et al...
April 26, 2024: Cornea