Case report: bilateral Mooren ulcer in association with hepatitis C.
Vesa AaltonenMari AlavesaLaura PiriläEija VestiMohammad Al-JuhaishPublished in: BMC ophthalmology (2017)
Whether the immunomodulatory and immunosuppressive medication against hepatitis C was the key reason for the good results in the treatment of the second eye, remains elusive. The causality of hepatitis C with respect to the pathogenesis of Mooren ulcer on this patient remains open, but should be considered as one of the possible etiological factors of the disease.
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