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Abstract #27614 Published in IGR 12-4
Ocular and renal sarcoidosis in an Asian teenager: A case report
Muji R; Mohd Nor M; Selvathurai A; Raja Omar RN; Jalaluddin J; Abd Jalil NF; Shatriah IInternational Journal of Ophthalmology 2010; 10: 1659-1661
Sarcoidosis typically affects young adults with bilateral hilar lympadenopathy, lung parenchymal disease and/or skin lesion. Childhood sarcoidosis is relatively a rare entity. Concurrent ocular and renal involvements are extremely uncommon especially in childhood sarcoidosis. We presented a case of an Asian teenager with bilateral recurrent anterior uveitis and features of renal failure due to childhood sarcoidosis. He showed remarkable clinical improvements after combination of oral corticosteroids and methotrexate. His final visual outcome was satisfactory following augmented trabeculectomy in both eyes due to intractable glaucoma. It is essential to make a prompt diagnosis and initiate proper management to avoid ocular mobidity in this unusual presentation.
I. Shatriah. Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. shatriah@kck.usm.my
Classification:
9.4.6 Glaucomas associated with inflammation, uveitis (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
12.8.1 Without tube implant (Part of: 12 Surgical treatment > 12.8 Filtering surgery)
