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Tenosynovitis in rheumatic disorders may affect ocular muscles producing symptoms unfamiliar to rheumatologists. We present a case of superior oblique tenosynovitis (Brown's syndrome) as an early rheumatic manifestation in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
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McGalliard, J., Bell, A.L. Acquired Brown's syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: another ocular manifestation. Clin Rheumatol 9, 399–400 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02114403
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