Unusual Presenting Syndrome of Rheumatoid Arthritis Exacerbation

Tatiana Reitblat, Olga Reitblat, Ori Elkayam

Department of Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Medical Centre and The “Sackler” Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel..
Rheumatology Unit, Barzilai Medical Centre, Ashkelon, Israel.

DOI: 10.4236/ojra.2012.21001                

Abstract

We herewith report the rare case of a patient with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis who developed on 2 occasions the clinical picture of an isolated unilateral palsy of the inferior oblique muscle—Brown’s syndrome, following pregnancies, each time in a different eye. Although the eye is frequently involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the Brown’s syndrome is seldom reported in literature with regards to RA.

Keywords

Brown’s Syndrome; Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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