title: Rheumatoid arthritis-associated corneal ulceration complicated by bacterial infection.
abstract: We report two cases of rheumatoid ocular disease complicated by infection of methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) in one case, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in the other. In both cases, punctal occlusion and immunosuppressive therapy were presumed to be major risk factors of the infections. In addition, the characteristic feature was corneal melting, which is probably accelerated by infection. To avoid infectious progression and melting, potent antibiotics followed by immunosuppressive therapy were necessary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Medical School, Suita, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ide
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Kohji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Naoyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Yoshitsugu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue