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Scleritis, uveitis, and glaucoma in a patient with rheumatic fever
J M Ortiz1, J M Kamerling, D Fischer
1Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, NJ 08103, USA.
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|October 1, 1995
Abstract
Purpose:
To determine the origin of scleritis, uveitis, and glaucoma in a boy with fever, sore throat, joint pains, and malaise.
Methods:
The patient underwent extensive hematologic, serologic, rheumatologic, and radiologic examinations.
Results:
The patient recovered after extensive medical therapy. He met the Jones criteria for the diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever and had an increased result for antistreptolysin O antibody titer.
Conclusions:
Antistreptococcal antibody testing is helpful in diagnosing rheumatic fever as a cause of scleritis, uveitis, and glaucoma.