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Chapter-16 Ocular Involvement in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases

BOOK TITLE: Gems of Ophthalmology—Diseases of Uvea

Author
1. Biswas Jyotirmay
2. Majumder Parthopratim Dutta
3. Ramana A
ISBN
9789352702725
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18038_17
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
22
Author Affiliations
1. Sankara Nethralaya, Medical and Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, India, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Medical and Vision Research Foundation Sankara Nethralaya, 18, College Road Chennai, India, Medical and Vision Research Foundations, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Medical and Vision Research Foundation, Shankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, India, Sankara, Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Sankara Nethralaya, A Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Ind
2. Medical and Vision Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
3. Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Chapter keywords
Systemic rheumatic disease, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener’s granulomatosis, systemic sclerosis, ankylosing spondylitis

Abstract

Systemic rheumatic diseases are a heterogeneous collection of immune mediated, multisystem disorders. Ocular involvement is common, and varies with the type of rheumatic disease. The various ocular manifestations include uveitis, episcleritis, scleritis, corneal disease, retinal vasculitis, etc. Ocular involvement is usually seen as a complication of systemic collagen vascular disease. This chapter covers the rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), Wegener’s granulomatosis (WG), systemic sclerosis (SSc), and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). RA is the most common inflammatory arthritis, affecting about 1% of the population worldwide. It has a wide spectrum of disease manifestations and extra-articular involvement. SLE is a chronic multisystem autoimmune disorder with heterogeneous presentation. SLE is characterized by autoantibodies including double stranded DNA (dsDNA), anti-Smith, anti Ro and anti-La antibodies. WG is a granulomatous vasculitis typically involving small- to medium-sized vessels. It is characterized by formation of necrotizing granulomas within blood vessels.

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