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Childhood blepharokeratoconjunctivitis: characterising a severe phenotype in white adolescents.

The British journal of ophthalmology - 1 Jul 2012

Hamada Samer, Khan Imran, Denniston Alastair K, Rauz Saaeha

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BACKGROUND: The syndrome of childhood blepharokeratoconjunctivitis (BKC) is frequently underestimated. While prevalent and aggressive among Indo-Pakistani/Middle-Eastern populations, we observe a recalcitrant destructive phenotype in white children/adolescents that persists into early adulthood and may require systemic immunosuppression. METHODS: A cohort of 10 white patients (20 eyes), median age 15.2 (range...

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PMID: 22504838
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300771

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