[Keratitis].
A corneal inflammatory pathology could be a local process or could be an ocular manifestation of a multisystemic disease. For that reason, a correct diagnosis and an appropriate check-up should always be done. In rheumatoid arthritis, when ulcerative keratitis occurs, ocular morbidity is high, and more importantly, without appropriate systemic treatment, more than half of these patients die within a few years of onset of their disease.
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Service d'ophtalmologie Hôtel-Dieu de Paris.
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007634:Keratitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011379:Prognosis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D009883:Ophthalmic Solutions; D011994:Recombinant Proteins