CASE REPORT
Year : 2018 | Volume
: 66 | Issue : 4 | Page : 578--580
Successful treatment of allergic conjunctival granuloma by topical tacrolimus: A clinicopathologic case report
Alireza Foroutan, Abdolhossein Ghafourian, Abbas Habibi, Pooria Foroutan, Maryam Ashrafkhorasani, Sayyed Amirpooya Alemzadeh Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Dr. Alireza Foroutan Eye Research Center, Rassoul Akram Hospital, Sattarkhan-Niayesh Street, Tehran Iran
Allergic conjunctival granuloma is a rare cause of conjunctival ocular lesions. The aim of this case report was to present a successful treatment of an allergic conjunctival granuloma with topical tacrolimus eye drops. A 20-year-old female presented with bilateral multiple yellow nodules of the bulbar conjunctival epithelium and conjunctival injection. The patient had tearing, photophobia, itching, foreign body sensation, and red eye. The patient's signs and symptoms progressed despite the use of topical steroids. The patient was treated by application of tacrolimus eye drop (0.005%) in her right eye every 6 h while the left eye was put on placebo. Her signs and symptoms were recorded at each visit. After 3 weeks' therapy with topical tacrolimus eye drop, the patient became asymptomatic in her right eye and conjunctival granulomas fully resolved. Topical tacrolimus seems to be an effective therapeutic option for the treatment of allergic conjunctival granulomas.
How to cite this article:
Foroutan A, Ghafourian A, Habibi A, Foroutan P, Ashrafkhorasani M, Alemzadeh SA. Successful treatment of allergic conjunctival granuloma by topical tacrolimus: A clinicopathologic case report.Indian J Ophthalmol 2018;66:578-580
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Foroutan A, Ghafourian A, Habibi A, Foroutan P, Ashrafkhorasani M, Alemzadeh SA. Successful treatment of allergic conjunctival granuloma by topical tacrolimus: A clinicopathologic case report. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];66:578-580
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