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ArticleBMJ case reports2014

Treatment of asymmetrical vernal keratoconjunctivitis with supratarsal corticosteroid injection.

Onsiri Thanathanee, Chavakij Bhoomibunchoo, Olan Suwan-apichon

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Onsiri ThanathaneeDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Chavakij BhoomibunchooDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Olan Suwan-apichonDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
Khon Kaen University · TH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 6-year-old Thai girl presented with itching, redness and copious discharge in both eyes. Slit-lamp biomicroscopy of the left eye revealed cobblestone papillae with marked ptosis while in the right eye only small papillae were observed. Punctuate epithelial keratitis was noted only in the left eye. There were no associated factors for giant papillary conjunctivitis (ie, suture or contact lens). The cobblestone papillae in the left eye persisted after maximal topical and oral antiallergic medications. Two doses of supratarsal corticosteroid (20 mg of triamcinolone acetonide) injection without any topical or oral antiallergic medications were undertaken in the left eye 1 month apart. Cobblestone papillae and punctate epithelial erosion (including allergic symptoms) were completely recovered. There was no recurrence after 18 months of follow-up. This case report indicates that using supratarsal corticosteroid injection by itself in recalcitrant vernal keratoconjunctivitis provides promising results.

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ChildConjunctivaConjunctivitis, AllergicEyelidsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlucocorticoidsHumansInjectionsTriamcinolone AcetonideGlucocorticoidsTriamcinolone Acetonide

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PMID25410033
PMCPMC4244347
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