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Abstract
Purpose: To investigate the diversity of ocular manifestations in patients with positive perinuclear antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (p-ANCA).
Methods: The clinical records of five patients exhibiting ocular manifestations and testing positive for serum MPO-ANCA were retrospectively reviewed.
Results: Three out of five patients were female. The youngest patient was aged 26, whereas the eldest was 83 years old. 80% (n = 4) of them had purely anterior segment involvement, with the commonest manifestation being peripheral ulcerative keratitis and scleritis. Only one patient had posterior segment involvement, specifically posterior ischemic optic neuropathy. Two patients demonstrated unilateral involvement. There was only one patient diagnosed with systemic involvement, presenting as mixed nephrotic and nephritic syndrome, who required a course of intravenous methylprednisolone during the active stage. Three patients required second-line immunosuppressants throughout the course due to frequent relapse.
Conclusion: Anterior segment ocular manifestations are not uncommon and can be the initial presentation of p-ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Therefore, its evaluation should be considered in establishing the diagnosis of AAV, a life-threatening disease.
期刊介绍:
Ocular Immunology & Inflammation ranks 18 out of 59 in the Ophthalmology Category.Ocular Immunology and Inflammation is a peer-reviewed, scientific publication that welcomes the submission of original, previously unpublished manuscripts directed to ophthalmologists and vision scientists. Published bimonthly, the journal provides an international medium for basic and clinical research reports on the ocular inflammatory response and its control by the immune system. The journal publishes original research papers, case reports, reviews, letters to the editor, meeting abstracts, and invited editorials.