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Ocular Pemphigoid, Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Keratopathia sicca

Ocular Pemphigoid, Keratoconjunctivitis sicca, Keratopathia sicca
Due to lack of mucus the conjunctiva dries out, shrinks and forms scars between palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva (symblepharon). The corneal epithelium keratinizes.
Naumann, G.O.H., Prof. Dr. med., Univ.-Augenklinik, Erlangen, Germany
H13.3*
Conjunctiva -> Bullous Disease of Skin and Mucous Membranes -> Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid
skin disease
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