Am. Bawazeer et Wb. Jackson, Marginal infiltrative ulcerative keratitis secondary to Churg-Strauss syndrome - A case report, CORNEA, 19(3), 2000, pp. 402-404
Purpose. To describe a patient with keratitis associated with Churg-Strauss
syndrome. Methods. A 44-year-old lady with known Churg-Strauss syndrome wa
s examined with marginal infiltrative ulcerative keratitis. Results. Autoim
mune disorders with systemic vasculitis are a major cause of marginal kerat
itis, and in this patient, the diagnosis of Churg-Strauss was confirmed cli
nically and pathologically. Conclusions. Churg-Strauss syndrome should be c
onsidered in the differential diagnosis of marginal keratitis.