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Leucocytoclastic vasculitis presenting as bilateral marginal keratitis
Author(s) -
Li Yim James FT,
Agarwal Pankaj K,
Fern Alasdair
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical and experimental ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 1442-6404
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01465.x
Subject(s) - medicine , vasculitis , keratitis , dermatology , cutaneous vasculitis , pathology , disease
A bstract Leucocytoclastic vasculitis is an immune‐mediated, neutrophil‐induced small vessel disease. Clinically, it presents with cutaneous palpable painless purpuric papules on the extremities. Ocular manifestation reported in the literature is rare and includes peripheral ulcerative keratitis, panuveitis and multifocal retinitis all preceded by cutaneous lesions. Herein a fatal case of leucocytoclastic vasculitis initially presenting with bilateral marginal keratitis without any cutaneous lesions is reported.