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Cornea and External Diseases Service, The Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland 21287, USA.
A previously healthy 80-year-old man had uneventful clear corneal cataract extraction. An extensive peripheral corneal infiltrate with overlying epithelial defect at the incision site was noted at the regular follow-up visit 1 week after surgery. Corneal cultures showed no evidence of infectious keratitis. A systemic evaluation uncovered early-stage, active rheumatoid arthritis. This case illustrates that peripheral ulcerative keratitis may occur with a small clear corneal incision and may be the presenting sign of a previously undiagnosed rheumatoid disease.
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