ISSN: 1300-0365
Dil: Türkçe
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Familial Mediterranean Fever And Bilateral Anterior Uveitis: A Rare Coexistence
Dr. Ali AYDIN,aa Dr. Uğur GÖÇMEN, a Dr. Seçil AYDINÖZ, a Dr. Ahmet Hamdi BİLGEa
aGöz Hastalıkları Servisi, GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi, İSTANBUL
A 7-year-old girl, who had been clinically and genetically diagnosed as Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) presented with complaints of pain, redness and blurred vision on her right eye during last 5 days. A mild anterior uveitis was diagnosed and a topical steroid therapy was started. Two months later, the patient presented again with a FMF episode and the same complaints on her left eye while the right anterior uveitis was recovering. The left eye was also treated with topical steroid. The bilateral uveitis resolved in a period of 2 months. FMF is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease, characterized by recurrent episodes of fever accompanied by peritonitis, pleuritis, or sinovitis. It occurs predominantly in the east Mediterranean people, mostly in Jews, Turks and Arabs. Retinal colloidal bodies and episcleritis resulting from FMF have been reported previously, but uveitis has been described rarely. Despite this rare coexistence the uveitis should be considered when a patient with FMF presented with eye problems.Keywords: Familial Mediterranean Fever, uveitisTurkiye Klinikleri J Ophthalmol 2008, 17:66-69
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