SUPERIOR TARSAL CONJUNCTIVAL BULLAE IN CICATRICIAL PEMPHIGOID

PURPOSE: To document a case of conjunctival bullae in cicatricial pemp higoid. METHODS: We describe patients who developed bullae on the conj unctiva in association with cicatricial pemphigoid. RESULTS: Bullae we re found on the superior tarsal conjunctiva of two patients. In the fi rst patient, the bulla persisted over a long period; in the second pat ient, bullae resolved with scarring. CONCLUSION: Unlike gingival bulla e, bullae on the conjunctiva in cicatricial pemphigoid are not well do cumented in the literature. Although uncommon, their presence may be a useful diagnostic sign of cicatricial pemphigoid, particularly when t he bullae are associated with conjunctival cicatrization and symblepha ron.