Open AccessRare Extra‐articular Manifestation of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Scleromalacia Perforans
Author(s) -
Wu ChenChing,
Yen JengHsen,
Tsai WenChan,
Liu HongWen,
Yu HuiChun
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the kaohsiung journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.439
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2410-8650
pISSN - 1607-551X
DOI - 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70193-7
Subject(s) - medicine , scleritis , rheumatoid arthritis , episcleritis , dermatology , arthritis , ophthalmology , uveitis
Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease with manifestations in many organs. In most cases, involvement of the locomotor system dominates the clinical picture. However, extra‐articular manifestations can be detected in almost any organ system with varied incidence in different series. Ophthalmic presentations include Sjogren's syndrome, episcleritis, and scleritis. The most severe form of scleritis, scleromalacia perforans, is a very rare ophthalmic manifestation. We present the case of a 60‐year‐old man who had had rheumatoid arthritis for more than 10 years. He had scleromalacia perforans but no other extra‐articular manifestations.