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Case Reports
. 2019 Mar 15;12(3):e228538.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228538.

Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis: unveil the curtain

Pranita Sahay  1 , Sridevi Nair  1 , Prafulla Kumar Maharana  1 , Namrata Sharma  1
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Case Reports

Pseudomembranous conjunctivitis: unveil the curtain

Pranita Sahay et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: infections; ophthalmology.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Slit lamp image of the right eye at presentation showing purulent discharge with membrane formation and suspicion of underlying sloughing corneal ulcer.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Slit lamp image of the right eye after 48 hours of initiation of antibiotic therapy showing an organised conjunctival membrane with normal anterior segment.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Slit lamp image of the right eye after 1 week of membrane peeling.
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