Isolated allergic conjunctivitis

Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek; Julia Janiszewska-Salamon; Agnieszka Urgacz-Lechowicz; Wojciech Luboń; Radoslaw Gawlik

doi:10.5114/pja.2021.106684

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Case report

Isolated allergic conjunctivitis

Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek

^{1, 2}

,

Julia Janiszewska-Salamon

^{1, 2}

,

Agnieszka Urgacz-Lechowicz

²

,

Wojciech Luboń

^{1, 2}

,

Radoslaw Gawlik

^{3, 4}

Katedra Okulistyki, Klinika Okulistyki, Wydział Nauk Medycznych, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

Oddział Okulistyki Dorosłych, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne im. prof. K. Gibińskiego, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

Katedra i Klinika Chorób Wewnętrznych, Alergologii i Immunologii Klinicznej, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

Oddział Alergologii i Immunologii Klinicznej, Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne im. prof. K. Gibińskiego, Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach

Alergologia Polska – Polish Journal of Allergology 2021; 8, 2: 92–96

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pja.2021.106684

Online publish date: 2021/06/05

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Allergic conjunctivitis, also known as an ocular allergy, is a common immune hypersensitivity disease that affects up to 40% of the population. Recently, the incidence of ocular allergies has increased, the symptoms of itching, redness and swelling significantly reduce patients’ quality of life. In this article the authors present a case report of a patient with isolated allergic conjunctivitis with negative results of commonly used allergy tests and additional diagnostic possibilities in the allergic conjunctivitis. Clinical signs of allergic conjunctivitis with negative results of skin prick tests and normal concentration of allergen-specific IgE in serum suggest to consider the diagnosis of an isolated allergic conjunctivitis. Isolated allergic conjunctivitis is a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, both for ophthalmologists and allergists.

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Isolated allergic conjunctivitis

Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek 1, 2 , Julia Janiszewska-Salamon 1, 2 , Agnieszka Urgacz-Lechowicz 2 , Wojciech Luboń 1, 2 , Radoslaw Gawlik 3, 4

isolated allergic conjunctivitis, conjunctival biopsy, eosinophil, mast cell, negative allergy tests

Ewa Mrukwa-Kominek

^{1, 2}

,

Julia Janiszewska-Salamon

^{1, 2}

,

Agnieszka Urgacz-Lechowicz

²

,

Wojciech Luboń

^{1, 2}

,

Radoslaw Gawlik

^{3, 4}