PURPOSE: To report a case of nodular scleritis and panuveitis associated with erythema elevatum diutinum, a rare immunocomplex-mediated skin disease. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 22-year-old woman who was diagnosed with erythema elevatum diutinum developed nodular scleritis and panuveitis of the right eye. She had experienced peripheral ulcerative keratitis with corneal perforation. RESULTS: All other known causes of nodular scleritis and panuveitis were investigated and ruled out. CONCLUSIONS: Erythema elevatum diutinum should be considered as an underlying systemic disease associated with nodular scleritis and panuveitis as well as peripheral keratitis.
PURPOSE: To report a case of nodular scleritis and panuveitis associated with erythema elevatum diutinum, a rare immunocomplex-mediated skin disease. DESIGN: Observational case report. METHODS: A 22-year-old woman who was diagnosed with erythema elevatum diutinum developed nodular scleritis and panuveitis of the right eye. She had experienced peripheral ulcerative keratitis with corneal perforation. RESULTS: All other known causes of nodular scleritis and panuveitis were investigated and ruled out. CONCLUSIONS:Erythema elevatum diutinum should be considered as an underlying systemic disease associated with nodular scleritis and panuveitis as well as peripheral keratitis.
Authors: Thâmara Cristiane Alves Batista Morita; Paulo Ricardo Criado; Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado; Gabriela Franco S Trés; Mirian Nacagami Sotto Journal: An Bras Dermatol Date: 2020-05-24 Impact factor: 1.896