title: Bilateral multifocal posterior pole lesions in Reiter syndrome.
abstract: Reactive arthritis is associated with conjunctivitis or iritis. Rarely reactive arthritis is accompanied by permanent visual loss from macular infarction or foveal scarring. We present the case of a rheumatologist who had a sudden onset of skin lesions, arthritis of several joints and bilateral visual loss. Most of these manifestations resolved after a course of oral corticosteroids. However he was left with decreased vision in the left eye and multiple lesions in the fovea over a follow-up of 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. ammansourmd@gmail.com
authors.forename: Ahmad M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Mansour
authors.forename: Mahmoud O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Jaroudi
authors.forename: Walid A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Medawar
authors.forename: Zuhayr A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Tabbarah
mesh_terms: D016918:Arthritis, Reactive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged