Repeated melting of corneal grafts in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's syndrome
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Petroutsos, G.
Drosos, A.
Psilas, K.
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peer-reviewed
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Eur J Ophthalmol
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We present a case of corneal melting in a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis and Sjogren's syndrome. The melting appeared in the area of a bacterial corneal ulcer that healed after treatment with antibiotics. No signs of scleritis were present. Repeated melting of two corneal grafts was seen after surgery.
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Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use, Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy/*pathology, Corneal Diseases/*pathology, Corneal Ulcer/pathology, Female, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use, Keratoplasty, Penetrating/*pathology, Middle Aged, Prednisone/therapeutic use, Reoperation, Sjogren's Syndrome/drug therapy/*pathology, Visual Acuity
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1638165
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en
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής