Ocular Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid after Lyell Syndrome: Occasional Finding or Predisposing Event?

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• 作者：Luca Fania ; MD¹ ; ^?/sup> ; Maria I. Giannico ; MD² ; ^?/sup> ; Romina Fasciani ; MD² ; Anna Zampetti ; MD¹ ; Simone Ambrogio ; MD² ; Emilio Balestrazzi ; MD² ; Claudio Feliciani ; MD¹ ; ^{feliciani@rm.unicatt.it}
• 刊名：Ophthalmology
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：April, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：119
• 期：4
• 页码：688-693
• 全文大小：1018 K

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Purpose

Ocular mucous membrane pemphigoid (OMMP) is an autoimmune disease involving the eye and characterized by subepithelial detachment resulting from an immunologic reaction against conjunctival basal membrane zone (BMZ) antigens. Lyell syndrome (LS) is a drug-induced, T cell-mediated, cytotoxic reaction involving the mucocutaneous areas. Two patients with LS are presented in whom OMMP developed.

Design

Report of 2 cases.

Participants

Two male patients, 80 and 60 years old, with persistent corneal ulcerations, corneal melting, and inflammation some months after an LS episode.

Methods

Conjunctival biopsy samples were obtained to perform direct immunofluorescence (DIF) and histologic analyses. Indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) also were performed.

Main Outcome Measures

Immunodeposit findings on the conjunctival BMZ obtained by DIF and IIF, inflammatory infiltration of the corneoconjunctival samples studied by histologic analysis, and autoantibodies of patient sera directed against BMZ antigens tested by ELISA.

Results

Direct immunofluorescence analyses showed immunoglobulin G and complement 3 component deposits along the BMZ in a linear pattern. Histologic analysis revealed the presence of eosinophils, neutrophils, and mast cells with fibrin deposition in the substantia propria of both patients; the data confirmed the clinical suspicion of OMMP. The IIF and ELISA results were negative.

Conclusions

Chronic eye surface injury associated with LS may promote autoimmunization against ocular epithelial BMZ antigens, playing a strategic role in the subsequent onset of OMMP. The occurrence of OMMP after LS could be an occasional finding, or conversely, LS could be an underestimated predisposing factor in the development of OMMP.

Financial Disclosure(s)

The author(s) have no proprietary or commercial interest in any materials discussed in this article.