Scleritis in a Person with Stiff-Person Syndrome

Abstract

Purpose: To describe a case of anterior scleritis in a patient with stiff-person syndrome. Methods: Case report. Results: A 55-year-old woman with stable stiff-person syndrome and off immunomodulatory therapy developed unilateral anterior scleritis, which resolved over three weeks with systemic nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory therapy. Conclusions: The authors are unaware of reports regarding the association of scleritis with stiff-person syndrome.

KEYWORDS:

• Stiff-person syndrome
• stiff-man syndrome
• scleritis