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Nicole V. Brey, MD; Todd J. Purkiss, MD, PhD; Ashok Sehgal, MD; Henry J. Kaplan, MD; Jeffrey P. Callen, MD

Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(6):803-804.

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To our knowledge, 3 reports in the literature document the presence of uveitis in patients with granuloma annulare (GA) (Table). Oz et al¹ first reported this association in a 51-year-old woman with anterior uveitis, an inflammatory disease of the iris and ciliary body. Rahimi and Moinfar² later reported a similar case of anterior uveitis and biopsy-proven GA. Resolution of both skin and ocular disease occurred after administration of topical and systemic corticosteroids; however, these 2 patients relapsed once topical and systemic steroids were tapered.

Table appears in full text version. Table. Cases of Concomitant Uveitis and Granuloma Annulare Reported in the Literature

In the largest study to date, van Kooij et al³ described 8 patients with bilateral, chronic, intermediate uveitis and biopsy-proven localized GA. Of note, intermediate uveitis is much less common than anterior . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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