Systemic Disease Associations in a Cohort of Hispanic Patients with Scleritis

Conclusion: Rheumatoid arthritis was the most common systemic autoimmune disease association, while syphilis was the most common infectious disease associated with scleritis patients. Our study suggests that patients with nodular scleritis have a lower risk of having an associated immune-mediated disease.PMID:36902755 | DOI:10.3390/jcm12051969

Source: Herpes - March 11, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Cristina Arruza Guillermo A Requejo Figueroa Javier Col ón Estefania Ramirez Marquez Guillermo Puebla Daniela Ortega Mariella Pappaterra Rodriguez Jos é López Fontanet Alexandra Col ón Sof ía C Ayala Rodríguez Erick Rivera Grana Frances Marrero Emil Source Type: research