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. 2019 May 18;12(5):873-876.
doi: 10.18240/ijo.2019.05.30. eCollection 2019.

Peripheral ulcerative keratitis and otitis media as initial symptoms of Wegener's granulomatosis: a case report

Jing Liang  1 , Wei Fan  1 , Rong-Di Yuan  1
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Peripheral ulcerative keratitis and otitis media as initial symptoms of Wegener's granulomatosis: a case report

Jing Liang et al. Int J Ophthalmol. .
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Figure 1. Before treatment, circular ulcer of the corneal limbus in the 1-7 o'clock position.
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Figure 2. One week after admission, facial nerve palsy occurred on the right, the left mouth was skewed, the right nasolabial fold was blunted, and whistling was disabled.
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Figure 3. No abnormalities were found in head CT and MRI.
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Figure 4. Nodular-like neoplasm in the left vocal cord.
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Figure 5. Biopsy under bronchoscopy showed no cancer cells, and chronic inflammation with focal necrosis was found in bronchial mucosal tissue.
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Figure 6. One week after systemic medication, mixed hyperemia had almost disappeared, and corneal ulcers at the 4-5 o'clock position had a crack-like appearance.
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Figure 7. One month after treatment, brownish pigment can be seen through the sclera.
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