Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2007-06, Vol.13 (3), p.241
2007
Details
- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Unusual eye signs in Wegener's granulomatosis
- Ist Teil von
- Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi, 2007-06, Vol.13 (3), p.241
- Ort / Verlag
- China: Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2007
- Link zum Volltext
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare necrotising vasculitis not easily diagnosed due to the obscurity of its diverse clinical features. Despite its comparatively low incidence, the unusual ophthalmic manifestations seen in this disease warrant extra caution from attending rheumatologists. In this case, bilateral peripheral ulcerative keratitis preceded any systemic symptoms. Timely recognition of the significance of this ophthalmic complaint and prompt ophthalmological consultation can help achieve early diagnosis and treatment of this potentially fatal rheumatological disease.
- Sprache
- Englisch; Chinesisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 1024-2708eISSN: 2226-8707Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_journals_2787270076
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents - administration & dosage, Corneal Ulcer - complications, Corneal Ulcer - diagnosis, Corneal Ulcer - drug therapy, Cyclophosphamide - administration & dosage, Female, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - complications, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - diagnosis, Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis - drug therapy, Hong Kong, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents - administration & dosage, Middle Aged, Prednisolone - administration & dosage, Treatment Outcome