title: Keratitis in reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome) in childhood.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present a rare ocular manifestation of reactive arthritis (Reiter syndrome) in a child.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 10-year-old girl who was admitted to our hospital with low-grade fever, arthritis, and aching left eye with blurred vision was diagnosed with Reiter reactive arthritis. At the time of admittance, the ophthalmologic examination revealed keratitis; this mildly affected the vision.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Keratitis resolved under treatment with topical steroids and antibiotic drops after 1 month, without scarring. Although 75% of the patients with reactive arthritis present ophthalmic manifestations, keratitis is a very rare finding in reactive arthritis and even rarer in children.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It should be kept in mind that keratitis could be an ocular manifestation of reactive arthritis in young patients.
authors: Paediatric Eye Department, First Department of Pediatrics, Hippokration Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece.
authors: Nikolaos
authors: N
authors: Kozeis
authors: Maria
authors: M
authors: Trachana
authors: Straton
authors: S
authors: Tyradellis
mesh_terms: D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D002648:Child; D003319:Corneal Stroma / Q000473:pathology*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005469:Fluorometholone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007634:Keratitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D009355:Neomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014786:Vision Disorders
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D015796:HLA-B27 Antigen; D009355:Neomycin; D005469:Fluorometholone