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Type de présentation	E-poster
Titre	Bilateral infection-triggered ligneous conjunctivitis in a 6-month-old infant treated successfully with heparin and allogenic serum eye drops

But	To report a case of successful management of ligneous conjunctivitis in a pediatric patient.
Méthodes	We present the case of a 6-month-old patient presenting with persistent thick pseudomembranes on the palpebral conjunctiva after an initial episode of infectious conjunctivitis.
Résultats	Complete resolution of symptoms was achieved after 5 months of treatment with commercially available heparin eye drops and allogenic serum drops obtained from maternal blood. Genetic testing later revealed a homozygous pathologic variant of the PLG gene confirming diagnosis of ligneous conjunctivitis.
Conclusion	Ligneous conjunctivitis with ocular pseudomembranes formation is the most common clinical presentation in patients with type I plasminogen deficiency. The fibrin rich pseudomembranes can lead to sight threatening complications and reduce quality of life. This is the first report of full resolution of ocular pseudomembranes after a corticosteroid spearing treatment associating heparin eye drops and allogenic serum eye drops in a pediatric patient.
Conflit d'intérêt	Non

Auteurs 1

Initiales	CL
Nom	Comberg
Institut	Department of Ophthalmology CHU Saint-Pierre
Ville	Brussels

Auteurs 2

Initiales	M
Nom	Kamga
Institut	Department of Ophthalmology CHU Saint-Pierre
Ville	Brussels

Auteurs 3

Initiales	M
Nom	Masset
Institut	Department of Ophthalmology CHU Saint-Pierre
Ville	Brussels

Auteurs 4

Initiales	M
Nom	Rachdi
Institut	Department of Ophthalmology CHU Saint-Pierre
Ville	Brussels