A Case of Nodular Scleritis in Association With Behcet's Disease.
- Author:
Hyun Kyu CHANG
1
;
Eun Hee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Asan-Kangnung Hospital, Ulsan University, Kangnung, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Behcet's disease;
Scleritis
- MeSH:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal/therapeutic use;
Behcet's Syndrome/drug therapy;
Behcet's Syndrome/diagnosis*;
Behcet's Syndrome/complications*;
Case Report;
Cyclophosphamide/therapeutic use;
Drug Therapy, Combination;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Human;
Middle Age;
Prednisolone/therapeutic use;
Scleritis/drug therapy;
Scleritis/diagnosis*;
Scleritis/complications*
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2001;16(1):47-49
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Approximately 50 % of patients with scleritis are known to be associated with systemic connective tissue diseases or vasculitic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Wegener's granulomatosis, relapsing polychondritis, and systemic lupus erythematosus. The patients with scleritis in association with Behcet's disease (BD) have been rarely described in the literature. We report a 46-year-old female patient with BD who developed the nodular scleritis.
