BilateralCorneal UlcerationDueTo Pancreatitis
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
Purpose: Vitamin A deficiency can lead toa variety of ocular changes from xerosis and xerophthalmia to corneal ulcer and perforation.The treatment of this devastating disease is simple and inexpensive. It is therefore importantto recognize and treat accordingly, especially in the event of ulcers unresponsive totreatment or in the presence of severe malnutrition/malabsorption syndromes. Hereby we report a case of bilateral corneal ulceration who is a known alcoholic diagnosed with pancreatitis. Initially ulcers were unresponsive to conventional treatment for immunogenic ulcers, but resolved on vitamin A supplementation. The purposeof this case report is to remind physicians of the potentially devastating effects of vitamin Adeficiency on the eyes and to demonstrate outcomes after vitamin A treatment.
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V NishantJanardhana Raju, S Visalakshi, Sudha J, Bratin Manna
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