Open AccessIncomplete Reiter's syndrome with focal involvement of the posterior segment
Author(s) -
Conway Robert M,
Graham Stuart L,
Lassere Marissa
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1440-1606
pISSN - 0814-9763
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1995.tb01648.x
Subject(s) - medicine , posterior segment of eyeball , reactive arthritis , uveitis , arthritis , ophthalmology , posterior pole , retinal , dermatology , pathology , immunology
Purpose:To describe an unusual variant of Yersinia‐induced, HLA‐B27 associated incomplete Reiter's syndrome with focal involvement of the posterior segment.Methods:Review of case records of a patient presenting with incomplete Reiter's syndrome which included a reactive arthritis with keratoconjunctivitis and anterior uveitis.Results:The uveitis progressed to involve the posterior segment with a vitritis and two transient white retinal spots. After resolving, a retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) defect persisted at the site of one of the lesions.Conclusions:While involvement of the anterior segment of the globe in Reiter's disease is well recognised, a review of the literature reveals that focal posterior involvement is a rare feature in either Reiter's syndrome or the reactive arthritis group.