OCULAR INVOLVEMENT IN MUCOCUTANEOUS DISORDERS- A STUDY IN TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN SOUTH ORISSA
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Sarita Panda, Subudhi B. N. R., Prangya Panda, Santosh Kumar Padhi
2017 Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare  
BACKGROUND Diseases of skin, mucous membrane and mucocutaneous junctions may also affect the eyes. Physical findings of dermatological disorders and eyes overlap due to three factors-(i) Genodermatoses often affects both skin and eyes because of origin from embryonic ectodermal layers, (ii) Acquired dermatological disorders may affect the mucocutaneous tissue of periorbital regions, (iii) Systemic diseases can manifest as diseases of skin and periocular mucocutaneous tissue because of their
more » ... rficial anatomical locations. The aim of the present study was observation and interpretation of changes in the eye in different mucocutaneous disorders and correlation of the eye changes with severity of the diseases.
doi:10.18410/jebmh/2017/921 fatcat:4lie2c63mneu7b3pnaryh65fya