Catalog
Ligneous conjunctivitis
Link to WHO Definition
Ligneous conjunctivitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1464324556
Ligneous conjunctivitis (LC) is a rare form of chronic conjunctivitis characterised by the recurrent formation of pseudomembranous lesions most commonly on the palpebral surfaces. It is most frequently reported as a clinical manifestation of severe homozygous or compound-heterozygous hypoplasminogenaemia. Most cases involve infants and children.