Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBSERVATIONS: CONCLUSIONS: The patient reported herein presents with orbital inflammation as an extra-articular manifestation of HLA-B27 associated undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy. We propose that enthesitis is the likely mechanism of orbital inflammation in this patient.
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Authors | Amrita Sachdeva, Neil Kramer, Elliot D Rosenstein |
Journal | Ocular immunology and inflammation
(Ocul Immunol Inflamm)
Vol. 20
Issue 6
Pg. 468-70
(Dec 2012)
ISSN: 1744-5078 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 23163732
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Letter)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Adult
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- HLA-B27 Antigen
(immunology)
- Humans
- Orbital Pseudotumor
(diagnosis, etiology)
- Rheumatic Diseases
(complications, diagnosis)
- Sacrum
- Spondylarthropathies
(complications, immunology)
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