Brown’y points for guessing!- A case report of an unusual pigmented corneal plaque.

  • Hema Joshi (MBBS, DOMS, DNB), Department of Cornea PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. Amrapali Bobade Veer (MBBS, DOMS, DNB), Department of Cornea PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. Shilpa Joshi (MBBS, DOMS, FICO), Department of Cornea PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. (Retd) Col Madan Deshpande (MBBS, MS), Department of Cornea PBMA’s H V Desai Eye Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/jooo.2021.i03.02
Keywords: HSV keratitis, Corneal pigmentation, Subepithelial plaque

Abstract

A 54-year-old female presented with complaints of blurring in the right eye since 2 years. A grade 3 nuclear sclerosis and a peculiar band-shaped subepithelial brown corneal patch, within the inter-palpebral area was noted. The overlying epithelium was scraped for smears and cultures which came back negative. The patient underwent uneventful cataract surgery, but returned 2 weeks later with complaints of watering and grittiness. Surprisingly a dendritic ulcer was noted within the pigmented patch, which responded to topical antivirals and tear substitutes. History of a similar episode, 3 years back was elicited upon questioning the patient.

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DOI: 10.17511/jooo.2021.i03.02
Published: 2021-06-30
How to Cite
Hema Joshi, Dr. Amrapali Bobade Veer, Dr. Shilpa Joshi, & Dr. (Retd) Col Madan Deshpande. (2021). Brown’y points for guessing!- A case report of an unusual pigmented corneal plaque. Tropical Journal of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, 6(3), 46-49. https://doi.org/10.17511/jooo.2021.i03.02
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Vol 6 No 3 (2021): May-June
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