Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8742798 | Revista Colombiana de Reumatología | 2017 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
A 31-year-old female, presented with polyarthralgia, asymmetrical polyarthritis, fever, vasculitis skin lesions, together with decreased visual acuity in the right eye with severe peripheral corneal melting, peripheral ulcerative keratitis, fibrin hypopyon and posterior synechiae. Given the clinical and paraclinical findings with positive C-ANCA (anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies), the patient was diagnosed with granulomatosis with polyangiitis with ocular (corneal melting, peripheral ulcerative keratitis and uveitis), and systemic involvement. Treatment was started with methylprednisolone and cyclophosphamide, but due to poor control, Rituximab was subsequently administered, with medical improvement.
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Authors
José David Paulo Trujillo, Juan Carlos MejÃa Turizo,