Ocular signs of a systemic connective tissue disorder
نویسنده
چکیده
A 4-year-old girl was referred to the department of ophthalmology of the Rothschild Hospital, Haifa, because of a blue discoloration of the sclerae from birth, bulging of the eyes which had been first noticed at the age of4 months, and apparent short sight. The child was the product of a normal pregnancy and a normal full-term delivery. The birth weight was 3-6 kg. There had been three episodes of bronchopneumonia in the past which responded satisfactorily to antibiotics. There wvas no history of fractures or dislocations.
منابع مشابه
Serious ophthalmological complications in the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
The main features of the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) are cutaneous hyperextensibility, articular laxity, and fragility of the tissues. Systemic ramifications may lead to orthopaedic, cardiovascular, and gastrointestinal problems. Minor ophthalmological changes, including epicanthic folds, strabismus, and myopia are not infrequent, but serious ocular complications are rare. However, there have ...
متن کاملOcular inflammation in autoimmune MRL/Mp mice.
Congenic mice of the MRL/Mp strain spontaneously develop an autoimmune connective tissue disease that shares immunologic and histopathologic features with the human disorders systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and systemic vasculitis. The autoimmune disorder in these mice is markedly accelerated by the recessive gene lpr. Older MRL/Mp-lpr/lpr mice develop significant inflammato...
متن کاملBlue sclerae and keratoglobus. Ocular signs of a systemic connective tissue disorder.
A 4-year-old girl was referred to the department of ophthalmology of the Rothschild Hospital, Haifa, because of a blue discoloration of the sclerae from birth, bulging of the eyes which had been first noticed at the age of4 months, and apparent short sight. The child was the product of a normal pregnancy and a normal full-term delivery. The birth weight was 3-6 kg. There had been three episodes...
متن کاملConnective tissue disorders with spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and intracranial hypotension: a prospective study.
OBJECTIVE Intracranial hypotension attributable to a spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leak is an increasingly recognized cause of postural headaches. The cause of these leaks is poorly understood, but it is likely multifactorial and may involve a primary connective tissue disorder. We undertook a study to estimate the contribution of systemic connective tissue disorders to the devel...
متن کاملOcular diseases in patients with rheumatic diseases.
To study the distribution of ocular involvement among persons with rheumatic disease, a cross-sectional survey was performed in 224 patients attending the Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. Of these patients, 102 presented with rheumatoid arthritis, 74 systemic lupus erythematosus, 39 systemic sclerosis, 6 mixed connective tissue disease, 2 pol...
متن کامل