title: [The ocular manifestations in Felty's syndrome].
abstract: The Felty syndromme is a rare clinical form of the rheumatoid poliarthritis, which involves, besides the articular manifestations specific to the latter, other manifestations such as: splenomegalia with hypersplenism, poliadenopathy, ulcerations at the low leg level and skin pigmentation. In some cases, the Felty syndromme may be associated with ocular modifications: episcleritis, nodular scleritis, corneal ulcer, Sicca syndromme, iridocyclitis, retineal vasculite. A clinical observation of Felty syndromme associated with ocular modifications is presented. Some aspects regarding the nosologic classification of Felty syndromme, its clinical and ethiopathogenical particularities are discussed; the accent is put on the immunopathological component. The ocular modifications particularities, their diagnosis and the therapeutical aspects are presented.
authors.affiliation: Spitalul judeţean Timişoara, Policlinica Deta.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giuri
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005258:Felty Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Manifestări oculare în sindromul Felty.