Severe scleritis and urticarial lesions

Jennifer E. Thorne; Maria I. Hernandez; Adrienne Rencic; H. Carlos Nousari

doi:10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01814-7

Severe scleritis and urticarial lesions

Jennifer E. Thorne, Maria I. Hernandez, Adrienne Rencic, H. Carlos Nousari

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PURPOSE: To report the first known case of bilateral scleritis in a patient with hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis. DESIGN: Interventional case report. METHODS: Medical and ophthalmic history, results of physical and ophthalmic examinations, laboratory data, and histologic and immunopathologic examination were reviewed and results recorded. RESULTS: A 67-year-old man who presented with eye redness and pain, rash, arthralgia, and malaise was found to have hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis. Treatment with high-dose oral corticosteroids and mycophenolate mofetil resulted in the resolution of the rash and scleritis. CONCLUSIONS: Ocular involvement may be a helpful clue in the diagnosis of this uncommon syndrome.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	932-934
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of ophthalmology
Volume	134
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9394(02)01814-7
State	Published - Dec 1 2002

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