Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva and corneal keloid.

PURPOSE: To report on the formation of a corneal keloid in a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva after excision of a pterygium-like lesion.

METHODS

Clinical and pathophysiological observations and hypothesis concerning pathophysiological mechanisms.

RESULTS

An 11-year-old boy with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva presented with progressive development of a growing white scar in the central part of the left cornea after excision of a pterygium-like lesion.

DISCUSSION: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case report of a corneal keloid formation in a patient with fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva. Pathophysiological mechanisms are considered. Therapeutic options are discussed.