Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient
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 rosace...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-518386e6e8794212b7b336fc0960dde52025-02-03T01:32:33ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302017-01-01201710.1155/2017/28340312834031Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic PatientJoanna S. Saade0Bachir Abiad1Jonathan Jan2Dana Saadeh3James P. McCulley4Jeremy Bartley5University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Ophthalmology Department, Dallas, TX, USAUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Ophthalmology Department, Dallas, TX, USAUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Ophthalmology Department, Dallas, TX, USAAmerican University of Beirut Medical Center, Dermatology Department, Beirut, LebanonUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Ophthalmology Department, Dallas, TX, USAUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Ophthalmology Department, Dallas, TX, USAPurpose. 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/2834031 |
| spellingShingle | Joanna S. Saade Bachir Abiad Jonathan Jan Dana Saadeh James P. McCulley Jeremy Bartley Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient |
| title_full | Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient |
| title_fullStr | Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient |
| title_short | Ocular Rosacea Causing Corneal Melt in an African American Patient and a Hispanic Patient |
| title_sort | ocular rosacea causing corneal melt in an african american patient and a hispanic patient |
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