TY - JOUR AU - Patarajierapun, Promporn AU - Kampitak, Kosol AU - Kityarak, Kanitha AU - Leelawongtawun, Wichai AU - Leeamornsiri, Supinda AU - Thitiwichienlert, Suntaree AU - Phrueksaudomchai, Pakornkit PY - 2021/12/30 Y2 - 2026/03/01 TI - Corneal Perforation after Pterygium Excision in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient JF - Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine JA - AMJAM VL - 21 IS - 3 SE - Case Report DO - UR - https://asianmedjam.com/index.php/amjam/article/view/325 SP - 271-274 AB - <p>A 73-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) presented with corneal perforation at nasal cornea of her left eye after primary pterygium excision and amniotic membrane grafting without other adjunctive therapy. She was successfully treated with lamellar keratoplasty using corneoscleral graft, without signs of graft rejection at 6 months postoperatively.</p> ER -