Eye disease in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.
We report the case of a 40-year-old woman with diffuse uveitis, sensorineural hearing loss and cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis as features of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome who developed symmetric polyarthritis and stiffness of small and large joints, in addition to rheumatoid arthritis. Although their target tissues are distinct, both diseases have a possible autoimmune origin strongly associated with HLA-DRB4.
Shinzato
M
M
School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
Yamamoto
J
J
Hirata
C E
CE
Goldberg
A C
AC
Yoshinari
N H
NH
Bonfá
E
E
D000328:Adult; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology; D014953:Wrist / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D006684:HLA-DR Antigens