Lymphogranuloma venereum conjunctivitis with a marginal corneal perforation

Ophthalmology. 1988 Jun;95(6):799-802. doi: 10.1016/s0161-6420(88)33121-0.

Abstract

The authors have recently treated a case of Parinaud's oculoglandular syndrome due to Chlamydia trachomatis serotype L2, a causative agent of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). The ocular manifestations included a mixed papillary-follicular conjunctivitis with fleshy superior limbal lesions in both eyes. A superior marginal corneal perforation requiring a therapeutic corneal graft was present in the right eye. The patient had vaginitis, inguinal lymphadenopathy, a history of Sjögren's syndrome, and seropositivity to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The ocular disease resolved completely after 6 weeks of oral tetracycline therapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Chlamydia trachomatis / isolation & purification
  • Conjunctiva / microbiology
  • Conjunctiva / pathology
  • Conjunctivitis / etiology*
  • Conjunctivitis / microbiology
  • Conjunctivitis / pathology
  • Corneal Diseases / etiology*
  • Corneal Diseases / pathology
  • Corneal Diseases / therapy
  • Corneal Transplantation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphogranuloma Venereum / complications*