Scleritis, Pericarditis, and Aortic Insufficiency in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis
| Autor: | Robert C. Kleiner, Irving M. Raber, Frank C. Passero |
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| Rok vydání: | 1984 |
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Sclerite medicine.medical_specialty Systemic disease Eye disease Aortic Valve Insufficiency Arthritis Rheumatoid Necrosis Pericarditis Aortic valve replacement medicine Humans Rheumatoid factor skin and connective tissue diseases Inflammation business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Ophthalmology Aortic Valve Rheumatoid arthritis business Sclera Scleritis |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmology. 91:941-946 |
| ISSN: | 0161-6420 |
| Popis: | A 55-year-old black man developed anterior nodular scleritis in his left eye in November 1981. He had no symptoms of systemic disease, and initial laboratory tests revealed only a positive rheumatoid factor. Fourteen months later he presented with pericarditis and aortic insufficiency requiring aortic valve replacement. Examination of excised valvular and pericardial tissue showed changes compatible with rheumatoid disease. Shortly after the surgery he developed florid rheumatoid arthritis. The clinical course of this patient illustrates how scleritis can be the initial sign of severe systemic disease. |
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