Two Cases of Anterior Uveitis with Marie-Strumpell Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Kim, Young Taek; Nam, Myung Hwa; Lee, Tae Soo

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1980;21(4):571-575.
Published online April 1, 1980.

Two Cases of Anterior Uveitis with Marie-Strumpell Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Young Taek Kim, Myung Hwa Nam, Tae Soo Lee

¹Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National Hospital, Seoul, Korea.

강직성척추염을 동반한 포도막염 2례

이태수(Tae Soo Lee),김영택(Young Taek Kim),남명화(Myung Hwa Nam)

Abstract

About 10% ~ 40% of patient with Marie-Strumpell ankylosing spondylitis have anterior uveitis. Recently, relationship between ankylosing spondylitis and anterior uveitis was discoverd by several studies of HLA-B27 antigen. Ankylosing spondylitis was found to be the commonest single etiological factor in analysis of 653 cases of uveitis seen in the Uveitis Clinic in United Kingdom. Ankylosing spondylitis is mostly found in male and most of their natures of uveitis are acute unilateral nongranulomatous anterior uveal involvement. Roentgenological findings of ankylosing spondylitis are characteristic demineralization and subchondral sclerosis of sacro-iliac joint and "Bamboo spine". Elevation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate in ankylosing spondylitis indicates active status of the disease. Authors have experienced 2 cases of anterior uveitis with Marie-Strumpell ankylosing spondylitis in our clinic. These cases have shown typical findings of "Bamboo spine", sacro iliac joint blurring and acute nongranulomatous unilateral uveal involvement.