title: Bilateral transient keratoendotheliitis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Numerous ocular manifestations have been attributed to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and other collagen vascular diseases. Only one report has been published discussing an entity of transient corneal edema associated with SLE, which was attributed to keratoendotheliitis. We report the case of a 45-year-old woman with long-standing SLE and severe central nervous system involvement in whom bilateral transient corneal edema developed that was responsive to topical and systemic corticosteroid treatment over a four-week period. We believe this case may also represent an inflammatory keratoendotheliitis associated with SLE.
authors.affiliation: Dean A. McGee Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City 73104.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Varga
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Wolf
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D015715:Corneal Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids