The objective is to report the case of a 68-year-old patient diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, referred to the Ophthalmology sector of the Ambulatório Araújo Lima Outpatient Clinic in Manaus, State of Amazonas (Brazil), for presenting anterior uveitis as an ophthalmological finding. The patient has a history of reduced visual acuity on the right, and sporadic pain in the right eye with eye tearing. The Biomicroscopy exam, the right eye shows grade 3 temporal pterygium, clear cornea, 360º posterior synechia, pupil in medium fixed mydriasis, cataract N 3/4; On examination of the left eye: clear cornea, N1 cataract. This case report confirms how ocular manifestations are present in rheumatological diseases. According to the Brazilian Society of Uveitis, autoimmune diseases are the most common cause of anterior uveitis in the national territory.
Author(s) Details:
Amanda Leal Lopes,
Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus,
Amazonas, Brazil.
Beatriz
Costa Rebelo,
Federal
University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Lucas Risuenho Cavalcante,
Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Natália Pereira Abensur,
Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Youssef
Sabbá Tayah,
Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus,
Amazonas, Brazil.
David
Tayah,
Federal
University of Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Milton Ruiz Alves,
School of Medicine, The University of São Paulo, Brazil.
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