AB1139 Rituximab for scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis associated with rheumatologic disease
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DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.1419
Abstract: Background Some types of ocular surface inflammatory diseases are often related to rheumatic conditions: 37% of scleritis (especially diffuse and necrotizing forms) and 60% of peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK). Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ANCA-associated vasculitis… read more here.
Keywords: pdn; rituximab; scleritis; disease ... See more keywords
Peripheral Ulcerative Keratitis Associated with Autoimmune Disease: Pathogenesis and Treatment
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DOI: 10.1155/2017/7298026
Abstract: Peripheral ulcerative keratitis (PUK) is type of crescent-shaped inflammatory damage that occurs in the limbal region of the cornea. PUK is always combined with an epithelial defect and the destruction of the peripheral corneal stroma.… read more here.
Keywords: ulcerative keratitis; treatment; peripheral ulcerative; pathogenesis ... See more keywords