title: [Scleromalacia perforans. Rheumatoid arthritis--case report].
abstract: The authors present the case of a 73-year-old patient who comes in our clinic because of the existence of a tumoral formation pigmented and elevated, situated in the temporal side of the right eye and because of decreasing of her visual acuity at both eyes, as well as foreign body eye sensation, tearing, light sensitivity redness of the eye. The ophthalmological examination establishes the diagnosis of the right eye: Scleromalacia perforans, scleral temporal nodule considering the chronic, systemic inflammatory invalidated disorder, rheumatoid arthritis fourth stage. The purpose of this case presentation is represented by the rarity of this type of ocular manifestation presented in late stages of rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: Clinica de Oftalmologie, SCUMC, Bucuresti.
authors.forename: Anghel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gheorghe
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pandelescu
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Muraru
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009887:Ophthalmoscopy; D011379:Prognosis; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014792:Visual Acuity