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International Ophthalmology
Published in: International Ophthalmology 6/2019

01-06-2019 | Case Report

Case report: acute hydrops and spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with keratoconus treated with colchicine for familial Mediterranean fever

Authors: Assaf Hilely, Guy Kleinmann

Published in: International Ophthalmology | Issue 6/2019

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Abstract

Purpose

To report a rare case of spontaneous corneal perforation after hydrops in keratoconus patients who suffer from familial Mediterranean fever and was treated systemically with Colchicine.

Methods

Case report.

Results

We report a case of a 30-year-old male with keratoconus and familial Mediterranean fever treated with colchicine, presented with acute hydrops in his left eye, which progressed to a spontaneous corneal perforation. Attempts to treat the perforation with cyanoacrylate glue failed, and he underwent penetrating keratoplasty with an excellent visual outcome.

Conclusion

Colchicine treatment may have had a role in the pathogenesis of this rare case.
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Metadata
Title
Case report: acute hydrops and spontaneous corneal perforation in a patient with keratoconus treated with colchicine for familial Mediterranean fever
Authors
Assaf Hilely
Guy Kleinmann
Publication date
01-06-2019
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Ophthalmology / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 0165-5701
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2630
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10792-018-0924-0

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