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Bilateral retinal detachment in reactive arthritis: coincidence or association?

Bilaterale Retinaablösung bei reaktiver Arthritis: Koinzidenz oder Assoziation?

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Retinaläsionen gehören nicht zum typischen Spektrum der reaktiven Arthritis. Allerdings wurde ein Fall von Retinaablation bei einem Patienten mit reaktiver Arthritis beschrieben. Wir dokumentieren einen ähnlichen Fall eines 32-jährigen Patienten mit nicht-traumatischer bilateraler Retinaablösung im Rahmen einer HAL-B27 assoziierten reaktiven Arthritis nach urogenitalen und gastrointestinalen Infekten. Unser Bericht unterstützt einen möglichen Zusammenhang von Retinaablation mit reaktiver Arthritis.

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Retinal lesions are not typically found in reactive arthritis. However, a previous case report documented co-existing retinal detachment and reactive arthritis. We report here a similar case of a 32-year-old male patient with concurrent non-traumatic bilateral retinal detachment and HLA-B27 associated reactive arthritis after urogenital and gastrointestinal infections. Our report substantiates a potential rare association of retinal detachment and reactive arthritis.

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  1. Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

    Matthias Preusser & Wolfgang Graninger

  2. Clínica de Oftalmología de Cali, Cali, Columbia

    Hugo Ocampo

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Preusser, M., Ocampo, H. & Graninger, W. Bilateral retinal detachment in reactive arthritis: coincidence or association?. Wien Klin Wochenschr 124, 202–203 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-011-0114-9

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