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. 2009:2009:bcr02.2009.1584.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.02.2009.1584. Epub 2009 Jul 26.

Turning a blind eye: ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid

Suran Loshana Fernando  1 , Phillip Myers
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Turning a blind eye: ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid

Suran Loshana Fernando et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2009.
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Figure 1
Lid deformities with ectropion (lid eversion) of the upper lid and entropion (lid inversion) of the lower lid.
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Figure 2
Scarring of the conjunctival surface with trichiasis (aberrant lashes) resulting in corneal abrasion.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Symblepharon formation (adhesion of the conjuctival surfaces of lid and globe) resulting in narrowing of the formix.
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Figure 4
Direct immunofluorescence of a conjunctival biopsy demonstrating linear deposition of IgG along the basement membrane zone.
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