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

• Main Authors: Filippo Maria Panfili (Author), Paola Valente (Author), Andrea Ficari (Author), Fabiana Cortellessa (Author), Davide Vecchio (Author), Michaela Veronika Gonfiantini (Author), Paola Sabrina Buonuomo (Author), Giovanna Stefania Colafati (Author), Emanuele Agolini (Author), Maria Bartuli (Author), Alessandra Claudia Modugno (Author), Marina Macchiaiolo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...