Open AccessOphthalmic complications including retinal detachment in hyperimmunoglobulinemia E (Job′s) syndrome: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Vipul Arora,
Usha Kim,
Hadi M Khazei,
Shivayogi Kusagur
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology (bombay)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.55076
Subject(s) - medicine , retinal detachment , blepharitis , dermatology , endophthalmitis , sympathetic ophthalmia , keratoconus , eosinophilia , ophthalmology , surgery , retinal , immunology , uveitis , cornea
Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E (Job's) syndrome is characterized by markedly increased levels of immunoglobulin E, recurrent cutaneous and systemic pyogenic infections, atopic dermatitis, and peripheral eosinophilia. Although ocular involvement in Job's syndrome is rare, there are reports of keratoconus, staphylococcal chalazia with blepharitis, and endophthalmitis by various authors. We present the first case report of retinal detachment with complicated cataract in Job's syndrome.