Persistent Xerophthalmia in a Patient with Rheumatological Disease and Priiviary Sjogren’s Syndrome: Case Report from Northern Brazil  

作　　者：Camile Smith de Oliveira Brito Horlando Junior Santos Lages Alcantara Joao de Joao Oliveira Leitao Limeira Julie Souza da Silvat Sebastiao Barreto Falcao Neto Joao Vlctor Oliveira de Melot Youssef Sabba Tayah David Tayah Milton Ruiz Alves Camile Smith de Oliveira Brito;Horlando Junior Santos Lages Alcantara;Joao de Joao Oliveira Leitao Limeira;Julie Souza da Silvat;Sebastiao Barreto Falcao Neto;Joao Vlctor Oliveira de Melot;Youssef Sabba Tayah;David Tayah;Milton Ruiz Alves(Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil)

机构地区：[1]Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil

出　　处：《Open Journal of Ophthalmology》2023年第2期263-266,共4页眼科学期刊（英文）

摘　　要：This case study aims to contribute to the literature in order to highlight the importance of this collaboration between medical specialties. A female patient R.N.N. F, age 66, from the city of Manaus, with a previous diagnosis of Sjogren’s syndrome in regular follow-up by the Rheumatology team at the Araujo Lima outpatient clinic and referred to the Ophthalmology sector for complementary evaluation related to visual discomfort. The fundoscopy performed in the patient was within normal limits, but the symptoms experienced by her proved to be an important clinical finding, which has ratified the need for regular and multidisciplinary follow-up. This report unequivocally demonstrates that even in the face of tests considered within the expected limits for a given population, the clinical presentation can be specific and particular for each analyzed individual. Early screening exams should contemplate the patient in a holistic and individualized way whenever possible.This case study aims to contribute to the literature in order to highlight the importance of this collaboration between medical specialties. A female patient R.N.N. F, age 66, from the city of Manaus, with a previous diagnosis of Sjogren’s syndrome in regular follow-up by the Rheumatology team at the Araujo Lima outpatient clinic and referred to the Ophthalmology sector for complementary evaluation related to visual discomfort. The fundoscopy performed in the patient was within normal limits, but the symptoms experienced by her proved to be an important clinical finding, which has ratified the need for regular and multidisciplinary follow-up. This report unequivocally demonstrates that even in the face of tests considered within the expected limits for a given population, the clinical presentation can be specific and particular for each analyzed individual. Early screening exams should contemplate the patient in a holistic and individualized way whenever possible.

关 键 词：Sjogren’s Syndrome OPHTHALMOLOGY RHEUMATOLOGY Screening DISEASE 

分 类 号：R73[医药卫生—肿瘤]