Ocular Onset of Paraneoplastic Pemphigus Presenting as Hyperemic Conjunctivitis and Massive Bilateral Eyelid Ulceration: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Raffaele PiscopoMary RomanoAlessandra Di MariaRiccardo VinciguerraPaolo VinciguerraPublished in: Ocular immunology and inflammation (2016)
Complete slit lamp ocular study, conjunctival swabs, routine hematologic tests, serum neoplasm markers, indirect immunofluorescence study, immunoblotting, and oral mucose biopsy with direct immunofluorescence were performed under the hypothesis of a paraneoplastic sign. Total body computed tomography scan and ultrasound-guided needle prostate biopsy completed the diagnostic process and confirmed the diagnosis of prostate PNP. Complete remission of ocular clinical signs was achieved by treatment of the prostate malignancy with systemic immunosuppressive therapy and chemotherapy.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- prostate cancer
- computed tomography
- fine needle aspiration
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- magnetic resonance imaging
- stem cells
- positron emission tomography
- clinical practice
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- magnetic resonance
- case report
- optical coherence tomography
- disease activity
- smoking cessation