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ArticleIndian journal of ophthalmology2018

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive scleritis: Clinical profile of patients from a tuberculosis-endemic region.

Parthopratim Dutta Majumder, Sridharan Sudharshan, Amala Elizabeth George, Sudha K Ganesh, Jyotirmay Biswas

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Parthopratim Dutta MajumderDepartments of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sridharan SudharshanDepartments of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Amala Elizabeth GeorgeDepartments of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sudha K GaneshDepartments of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jyotirmay BiswasDepartments of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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purposeTo report the clinical profile of a series of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated scleritis in Indian population.

methods: We conducted a retrospective review of medical records of 33 eyes of 26 consecutive patients with scleritis, who tested positive for either antibody to proteinase 3 [anti-PR3/cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (cANCA)] or myeloperoxidase [anti-MPO/perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (pANCA)] between 2006 and 2015.

results: The mean age at presentation was 54.1 (11.1) years and 61.5% of the patients were female. Underlying systemic disorder was found in 46.2% of patients and includes granulomatosis with polyangitis (30.8%) and tuberculosis (15.4%). Necrotizing scleritis (48.5%) was the most common scleritis observed, followed by diffuse anterior scleritis (42.4%). Positive cANCA was found in 65.4% of patients and 34.6% was found positive for pANCA. Four of the six patients with positive Mantoux test were started on anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) by pulmonologist. Cyclophosphamide was the most common immunosuppressive and 11.5% of the patients required combination of two immunosuppressives. Seventeen eyes developed cataract and four eyes required patch graft. Female gender was more frequently associated with pANCA-associated scleritis than cANCA (P = 0.037). Incidence of necrotizing scleritis was higher in patients with positive cANCA, but this difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.806). cANCA-positive patients had statistically significant higher association with systemic rheumatic diseases (P = 0.021).

conclusionNecrotizing scleritis is the most common subtype of scleritis in ANCA-positive individuals and even in the absence of systemic involvement. All patients with ANCA positivity should be thoroughly screened to rule out any evidence of tuberculosis, especially in tuberculosis-endemic region before planning aggressive immunomodulatory therapy.

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Endemic DiseasesAdultAgedAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicAutoimmune DiseasesComorbidityEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIndiaMaleMiddle AgedMyeloblastinPeroxidaseRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, Antineutrophil CytoplasmicMyeloblastinPeroxidaseAntineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodygranulomatosis polyangitisnecrotizing scleritisscleritistuberculosis

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