Long-term follow-up in a pediatric patient with Ligneous Conjunctivitis due to PLG gene mutation in topical plasminogen treatment after successful use of ocular prosthesis for aesthetic rehabilitation: a case report

• Hauptverfasser: Filippo Maria Panfili (Verfasst von), Paola Valente (Verfasst von), Andrea Ficari (Verfasst von), Fabiana Cortellessa (Verfasst von), Davide Vecchio (Verfasst von), Michaela Veronika Gonfiantini (Verfasst von), Paola Sabrina Buonuomo (Verfasst von), Giovanna Stefania Colafati (Verfasst von), Emanuele Agolini (Verfasst von), Maria Bartuli (Verfasst von), Alessandra Claudia Modugno (Verfasst von), Marina Macchiaiolo (Verfasst von)
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• Veröffentlicht: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Ligneous Conjunctivitis (LC) is the most common clinical manifestation of Type I Plasminogen deficiency (T1PD; OMIM# 217090), and it is characterized by the formation of pseudomembranes (due to deposition of fibrin) on the conjunctivae leading to progressive vision loss. In past...