Brown's syndrome: an unusual ocular complication of rheumatoid arthritis.

Cooper C.; Kirwan JR.; McGill NW.; Dieppe PA.

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Brown's syndrome: an unusual ocular complication of rheumatoid arthritis.

Cooper C., Kirwan JR., McGill NW., Dieppe PA.

A 55 year old man with rheumatoid vasculitis and an apparent left inferior oblique palsy is described. This unusual extraocular complication of rheumatoid arthritis probably resulted from a tenosynovitis of the superior oblique tendon sheath, and resolved with steroid treatment.

Original publication

DOI

10.1136/ard.49.3.188

Type

Journal article

Journal

Ann rheum dis

Publication Date

03/1990

Volume

Pages

188 - 189

Keywords

Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Ophthalmoplegia, Syndrome, Vasculitis