ISOLATED OCULAR RECURRENCE OF RELAPSING P OLYCONDRITIS - A CASE-REPORT

Ocular manifestations of relapsing polychondritis occur in 60% of pati ents, most often in association with other systemic manifestations of the disease. Episcleritis is the most common manifestation, but sclera l perforation, retinal vasculitis, optic neuritis and necrotizing scle ritis can lead to blindness and require the use of immunosuppressive a gents. We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with diffuse bilatera l scleritis as the single manifestation of relapsing polychondritis. H igh dose steroids were used with success.