Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Wolf Wonneberger
SE-431 80 Mölndal
Sweden
Case Report
Unilateral Anterior Uveitis and Amaurosis Fugax in a Patient with Familial Mediterranean Fever
Author(s): Wolf Wonneberger, Vanda Friman and Madeleine ZetterbergWolf Wonneberger, Vanda Friman and Madeleine Zetterberg
Purpose: To increase awareness and emphasize clinically relevant management issues for patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) presenting with ocular inflammation and other ocular symptoms. Method: A case of unilateral anterior uveitis and amaurosis fugax in a patient with FMF is described. The features of FMF including clinical signs and objective verification of a recurrence of an FMF attack are explained. Management of the described patient and patients with FMF presenting with ocular inflammation in general are discussed. Conclusion: Ophthalmologists are encouraged to report more cases of eye symptoms in FMF patients to elucidate the panorama of ocular pathologies associated with FMF. Objective verification of a recurrence of FMF attacks at first visit is recommended and appropriate s.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000168