EyeRounds Online Atlas of Ophthalmology

Contributor:
William Charles Caccamise Sr,MD, Retired Clinical Asst Prof of Ophthal. U.of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry

Category: Cornea
Diagnosis: PKC (phlyctenular keratoconjunctivis) with a giant phlyctenule

PKC (phlyctenular keratoconjunctivis) with a giant phlyctenule

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PKC is becoming an extreme rarity in modern societies, but it still exists in underdeveloped societies. At the Kurji Holy Family Hospital Eye Clinic such cases were seen almost daily. There are three terms that have been used interchangeably for this disease -1. phlyctenular keratoconjunctivitis, 2. eczematous keratoconjunctivitis, and
3. scrofulous keratoconjunctivitis. With improvement in general health, with improvement in nutrition, and with improvement in public health and general social wellbeing, this disease has been on the wane.

PKC (phlyctenular keratoconjunctivis) with a giant phlyctenule


PKC (phlyctenular keratoconjunctivis) with a giant phlyctenule


PKC (phlyctenular keratoconjunctivis) with a giant phlyctenule


 

 

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