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Hydroa Vacciniforme With Eye Involvement: Report of Two Cases Publisher Pubmed



Mortazavi H1 ; Hejazi P1 ; Aghazadeh N1 ; Esfandiari H2 ; Ghanadan A3 ; Jahanzad I4
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  1. 1. Department of Dermatology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Vahdat Islamic Square, Tehran, 1199663911, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Ophthalmology, Labbafi Nedjad Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Pathology, Razi Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Pathology, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Pediatric Dermatology Published:2015


Abstract

We herein report two patients with hydroa vacciniforme and concomitant ophthalmic involvement, primarily in the form of keratoconjunctivitis leading to corneal opacity. Awareness of this occasional manifestation may help to prevent severe complications. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.