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Br J Ophthalmol 83:941-943 doi:10.1136/bjo.83.8.941
  • Original Article
    • Clinical science

Incidence of corneal melting in association with systemic disease in the Yorkshire Region, 1995–7

Table 1

Age, sex, site of melting, and systemic disease association for the 27 patients included in the study

Year Sex Age at presentation Site of melting Systemic disease
association 		Duration of associated disease in years
1995 M 55 Peripheral RA 14
F 73 Central RA 15
F 68 Peripheral RA 24
M 80 Central RA 13
M 68 Peripheral RA 29
M 61 Peripheral RA 30
F 75 Peripheral RA 39
F 71 Central RA 3
F 69 Central RA 14
1996 F 77 Peripheral RA 20
F 72 Peripheral RA 35
F 77 Peripheral RA 24
F 74 Peripheral WG 1
M 50 Peripheral RA 30
F 74 Peripheral RA 8
M 72 Peripheral RA 26
M 77 Peripheral RA 16
M 26 Peripheral WG 0.5
F 71 Peripheral RA 13
M 70 Central RA 12
1997 F 71 Peripheral WG 0
M 71 Peripheral MP 0
M 68 Peripheral RA 20
F 76 Central RA 15
M 40 Peripheral WG 2
F 63 Peripheral RA 12
M 67 Peripheral WG 0

  • RA = rheumatoid arthritis, WG = Wegener’s granulomatosis, MP = microscopic polyarteritis.

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