<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The ophthalmic manifestations of gout are rare. There are only few published reports and study about it. The majority of patients with ocular gout abnormalities are asymptomatic. The authors discuss the case of a 43-year-old male who presented with central corneal keratolysis with perforation. The patient has an approximately 14-year history of gout attacks and chronic keratouveitis witch started about the same time. Coincidence of keratouveitis in a patient with gout has not been reported and it is unclear if this condition is rare or may only be by chance at the same time with gout.</p></abstract>

The ophthalmic manifestations of gout are rare. There are only few published reports and study about it. The majority of patients with ocular gout abnormalities are asymptomatic. The authors discuss the case of a 43-year-old male who presented with central corneal keratolysis with perforation. The patient has an approximately 14-year history of gout attacks and chronic keratouveitis witch started about the same time. Coincidence of keratouveitis in a patient with gout has not been reported and it is unclear if this condition is rare or may only be by chance at the same time with gout.

Corneal Perforation in a Patient with Chronic Keratouveitis and Gout: Case Report

Acta Chirurgica Latviensis

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The ophthalmic manifestations of gout are rare. There are only few published reports and study about it. The majority of patients with ocular gout...

Corneal Perforation in a Patient with Chronic Keratouveitis and Gout: Case Report

Published Online: Sep 25, 2018

Page range: 35 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/chilat-2017-0022

Keywords
corneal perforation, chronic keratouveitis, gout

© 2018 Rita Partojeva, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Corneal Perforation in a Patient with Chronic Keratouveitis and Gout: Case Report

Published Online: Sep 25, 2018

Page range: 35 - 36

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/chilat-2017-0022

Keywordscorneal perforation, chronic keratouveitis, gout

© 2018 Rita Partojeva, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
corneal perforation, chronic keratouveitis, gout