A Case of Posterior Scleritis with Negative Rheumatoid Factor and Positive Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody Status: Case Report
Keywords:
Scleritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Anti-CCP, Case reportAbstract
Background: Posterior scleritis is a potentially vision threatening condition which is often underdiagnosed due to varied clinical presentation, several non-infectious inflammatory diseases can cause this disorder, although infectious diseases should be ruled out.
Case presentation: A 56 years-old-female with acute unilateral decreased vision in right eye and positive history for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was referred, based on ophthalmic examination the diagnosis of posterior scleritis was considered. The only positive inflammatory marker was found is high serum titer of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide (Anti-CCP).
Conclusion: This is the first case of posterior scleritis with only positive Anti-CCP. Elevated serum Anti-CCP titer may be considered as risk factor for inflammatory scleritis in patient with RA.
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