Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient
Joint Authors
Abiad, Bachir
Jan, Jonathan
Saadeh, Dana
McCulley, James P.
Bartley, Jeremy
Saadeh, Joanna S.
Source
Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To discuss two rare presentations of ocular rosacea in a Hispanic patient and an African American patient with unusual ocular manifestations.
Case Report.
Case 1: a 43-year-old Hispanic woman presented with right eye corneal perforation.
Her prior medical history was significant for rosacea only, diagnosed clinically by a dermatologist.
Her eye exam showed signs of bilateral ocular rosacea.
An emergent full thickness tectonic corneal patch graft was done.
The patient’s bilateral eye symptoms improved one month after initiating rosacea treatment.
Case 2: a 51-year-old African American man with long standing history of untreated rosacea presented with bilateral peripheral corneal thinning with neovascularization that led to right eye corneal perforation.
Glue and bandage contact lens were applied.
The patient did well 4 weeks after starting antibacterial, oral steroids, and rosacea treatment.
Discussion.
Ocular rosacea can present in Hispanic and African American patients with severe manifestations such as corneal perforation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Saadeh, Joanna S.& Abiad, Bachir& Jan, Jonathan& Saadeh, Dana& McCulley, James P.& Bartley, Jeremy. 2017. Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Saadeh, Joanna S.…[et al.]. Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Saadeh, Joanna S.& Abiad, Bachir& Jan, Jonathan& Saadeh, Dana& McCulley, James P.& Bartley, Jeremy. Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient. Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1147952
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1147952