Pemphigus Vulgaris-Associated Anterior Scleritis: A Case Study

Ocular involvement in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is relatively rare. The conjunctiva and eyelids are considered the most common affected sites in ocular pemphigus. Scleritis is rarely reported as a manifestation of PV. We present a case report of anterior scleritis as a manifestation of PV and its resp...

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Autores principales: Alkeraye, Salim, Alsalman, Hanan, Alhamzah, Albanderi, Alsulaiman, Sulaiman M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321825
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_442_20
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author Alkeraye, Salim
Alsalman, Hanan
Alhamzah, Albanderi
Alsulaiman, Sulaiman M.
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description Ocular involvement in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is relatively rare. The conjunctiva and eyelids are considered the most common affected sites in ocular pemphigus. Scleritis is rarely reported as a manifestation of PV. We present a case report of anterior scleritis as a manifestation of PV and its response to rituximab therapy.
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spelling pubmed-82700212021-07-27 Pemphigus Vulgaris-Associated Anterior Scleritis: A Case Study Alkeraye, Salim Alsalman, Hanan Alhamzah, Albanderi Alsulaiman, Sulaiman M. Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol Case Report Ocular involvement in pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is relatively rare. The conjunctiva and eyelids are considered the most common affected sites in ocular pemphigus. Scleritis is rarely reported as a manifestation of PV. We present a case report of anterior scleritis as a manifestation of PV and its response to rituximab therapy. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2021-04-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8270021/ /pubmed/34321825 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_442_20 Text en Copyright: © 2021 Middle East African Journal of Ophthalmology https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Alkeraye, Salim
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Pemphigus Vulgaris-Associated Anterior Scleritis: A Case Study
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title_full Pemphigus Vulgaris-Associated Anterior Scleritis: A Case Study
title_fullStr Pemphigus Vulgaris-Associated Anterior Scleritis: A Case Study
title_full_unstemmed Pemphigus Vulgaris-Associated Anterior Scleritis: A Case Study
title_short Pemphigus Vulgaris-Associated Anterior Scleritis: A Case Study
title_sort pemphigus vulgaris-associated anterior scleritis: a case study
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8270021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34321825
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/meajo.MEAJO_442_20
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