Monday, March 26, 2007

Felty Syndrome

Felty Syndrome (Chauffard-Still Syndrome; Primary Splenic Neutropenia with Arthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis with Hypersplenism; Still-Chauffard Syndrome; Uveitis-Rheumatoid Arthritis Syndrome)

General:
Etiology not fully understood, possibly infection or allergy; onset in middle-aged patients or children; prognosis poor; collagen disorder; occasionally can occur without articular disease.

Ocular: Decreased tear formation; scleromalacia perforans; keratoconjunctivitis; chronic anterior uveitis; scleritis; vitreous opacities; macular edema; choroidal inflammation; papillitis; keratitic precipitates; band-shaped keratopathy.

Clinical: Rheumatoid arthritis; splenomegaly; leukopenia; anemia (mild); oral lesion with ulcers and atrophy.

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