title: [Perforated and pre-perforated ulcer in rheumatoid polyarthritis].
abstract: The authors report a case about relapsing corneal ulceration in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Treatment of such perforated and preperforated corneal ulcers is a difficult task. The poor visual outcome of an emergency penetrating keratoplasty leads to the use of other methods (conjunctival flaps, corneal graft, keratopatch, tissue adhesive). This case report stresses the importance of preserving the anatomy of the eye allowing in a record time the performance of corneal graft. The use of immunosuppressive drugs is also discussed because of the existence of a rheumatoid arthritis with eye involvement.
authors.affiliation: Hôtel-Dieu de Paris.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Votan
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Legeais
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lacour
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pouliquen
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014014:Tissue Adhesives / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014014:Tissue Adhesives
vernacular_title: Ulcère perforé et préperforé au cours de la polyarthrite rhumatoïde.