Interstitial keratitis presenting as the ocular manifestation of undiagnosed hidradenitis suppurativa

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2024 Feb 28;37(3):479-481. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2024.2315540. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTInterstitial keratitis is defined as nonulcerative inflammation of the corneal stroma resulting from a bacterial or viral infection, parasitic antigen, or autoimmune response. Hidradenitis suppurativa is an inflammatory skin condition that presents with painful and inflamed boils in apocrine gland-bearing regions of the body, typically with onset around puberty, and ocular comorbidities exist in only a small percentage of these patients. Herein, we describe a unique ocular presentation of hidradenitis suppurativa including pronounced bilateral interstitial keratitis and association with high titer c-ANCA (antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies).PMID:38628332 | PMC:PMC11018041 | DOI:10.1080/08998280.2024.2315540
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