Cataract surgery in a patient with bilateral necrotising scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis associated with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s granulomatosis)

Cataract surgery in a patient with bilateral necrotising scleritis and peripheral ulcerative keratitis associated with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s granulomatosis)

Introduction. We report a rare case of cataract surgery in a patient with an extreme, widespread anterior staphyloma following severe bilateral necrotising anterior scleritis associated with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Case report. A 61-year-old man with a history of GPA developed bilate...

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Main Authors: Stanojlović Svetlana, Glišić Selimir, Aranđelović Snežana, Kalezić Tanja, Dačić-Krnjaja Bojana, Savić Borivoje
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Military Health Department, Ministry of Defance, Serbia 2021-01-01
Series:Vojnosanitetski Pregled
Subjects:
scleritis
corneal ulcer
granulomatosis with polyangiitis
cataract extraction
treatment outcome
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2021/0042-84501900013S.pdf

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