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. 2011 Feb 25;17:598–606.

Table 1. Clinical characteristics of chronic graft versus host disease patients with corneal perforation.

Case number Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4
Age (Years), sex
62, M
21, M
70, M
56, F
Underlying disease
AML (M4)
AML (M0)
AML (M4)
CML
Type of treatment
Allo-PBSCT
mini BMT
Allo-PBSCT
mini BMT
Onset of dry eye (month)
6
4
4
N.A.
Onset of corneal perforation (month)
17
20
30
8
Schirmer Test (mm)
1
0
4
10
Fluorescein Score (9 points)
9
9
3
3
MGD score (3 points)
Unknown
3
3
Unknown
External bacterial flora culture
MRSA
Trichosporon spp.
MRSA
negative
Entropion

+
+

Corneal neovascularization

+
+

Topical drops (corticosteroid)
+ (1 day)*
+ (5 years)**
+ (3 weeks)***

Topical drops (NSAIDS)


+ (3 weeks)§
+ (4 months)¶
Oral corticosteroids (PSL) + (3 months) + (15 mg) (6 months) + (10 mg) (> 2 years) + (> 20 mg) (2 months)

AML, acute myeloid leukemia; CML, chronic myeloid leukemia; allo-PBSCT, allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; MGD, meibomian gland dysfunction; MRSA, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; mini BMT, mini bone marrow transplantation, reduced intensity of conditioning regimen for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; NSAIDS, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; *, dexamethasone sodium phosphate; **, 0.02% fluorometholone; ***, 0.1% fluorometholone; §, dicrofenac sodium;¶, bromfenac sodium, Topical corticosteroids were used 4 times per day; Topical NSAIDS were used 2 times per day. The dose (per day) and duration of oral corticosteroid were shown in the table. PSL, predonisolone; mo, months.