title: Unusually severe traumatic uveitis associated with occult ankylosing spondylitis.
abstract: We describe two young men in whom severe anterior uveitis developed following relatively minor corneal trauma. Investigation revealed ankylosing spondylitis in both cases; neither had previously experienced uveitis. We are unaware of any previous reports implicating minor ocular trauma in precipitating a first episode of uveitis associated with ankylosing spondylitis. The possibility of occult ankylosing spondylitis should be considered in cases of disproportionately large anterior chamber reactions to minor ocular trauma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Camp Hill Medical Centre, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seymour
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ramsey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D065306:Corneal Injuries; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D015807:Eye Injuries, Penetrating / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000209:etiology*; D014792:Visual Acuity