Scleritis as a presenting feature of Takayasu's disease

CASE REPORT A 39 year old Asian woman presented to Moorfields Eye Hospital casualty department with a red, painful left eye and was diagnosed as having anterior scleritis (Fig 1 ). Investigations following the diagnosis of scleritis included a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate at 72 mm in the fi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of ophthalmology 2000-07, Vol.84 (7), p.799-799
Hauptverfasser:	JAIN, RAJNI, IONIDES, ALEXANDER, PAVESIO, CARLOS, RUSSELL, ANDREW, HASKARD, DORIAN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Arm - blood supply Arterial Occlusive Diseases - pathology Carotid Artery, Common - pathology Female Humans Hypertension Letters to the Editor Pulse Scleritis - etiology Subclavian Artery - pathology Takayasu Arteritis - complications Takayasu Arteritis - diagnosis Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:	CASE REPORT A 39 year old Asian woman presented to Moorfields Eye Hospital casualty department with a red, painful left eye and was diagnosed as having anterior scleritis (Fig 1 ). Investigations following the diagnosis of scleritis included a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate at 72 mm in the first hour, microcytic anaemia, and raised PEG immune complexes at 24.8.
ISSN:	0007-1161 1468-2079
DOI:	10.1136/bjo.84.7.799c