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Blastomycosis of the eyelid and conjunctiva. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 1992;8(2):143-9

Date

01/01/1992

Pubmed ID

1520658

DOI

10.1097/00002341-199206000-00011

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0026633352 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   18 Citations

Abstract

A 37-year-old man with a recurrent papillomatous lesion of the upper eyelid and four separate bulbar conjunctival ulcers was found to have North American blastomycosis. This represents the first reported case with conjunctival lesions that were not simply contiguous with eyelid involvement. This case underscores the importance of considering blastomycosis in the differential diagnosis of granulomatous conjunctivitis and when examining a lesion of the eyelid resembling a squamous cell carcinoma or atypical papilloma.

Author List

Slack JW, Hyndiuk RA, Harris GJ, Simons KB

Author

Gerald J. Harris MD Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Biopsy
Blastomyces
Blastomycosis
Conjunctiva
Conjunctival Diseases
Conjunctivitis
Diagnosis, Differential
Eye Infections, Fungal
Eyelid Diseases
Granuloma
Humans
Male