Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis and Necrotizing Scleritis Initiated by Trauma in the Setting of Mixed Cryoglobulinemia

Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis and Necrotizing Scleritis Initiated by Trauma in the Setting of Mixed Cryoglobulinemia

Purpose: To report a case of peripheral ulcerative keratitis and necrotizing scleritis precipitated by trauma in a patient with mixed cryoglobulinemia due to hepatitis C viral infection. Methods: Case report and literature review. Results: A 62-year-old man with a history of mixed cryoglobulinemia d...

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Main Authors: Cameron Campbell Johnson, Derek Hunter Ohlstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
Scleritis
Peripheral ulcerative keratitis
PUK
Mixed cryoglobulinemia
Hepatitis C
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/334496

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