Blau syndrome (BS) is a rare granulomatous auto-inflammatory disease, characterized by the classic clinical triad of joints, skin and ocular involvements. Ocular manifestation usually consists in a bilateral insidious chronic anterior uveitis with a potential evolution to panuveitis. We describe the case of two siblings, an 8-years old female and a 5-years old male, with a diagnosis of BS, evaluated by Anterior Segment-Optical Coherence Tomography (AS-OCT). In the female patient, slit-lamp examination revealed bilateral anterior granulomatous uveitis and inflammatory sequelae. AS-OCT revealed high intensity reflective layers in the anterior cornea, hyperreflective dots both in the aqueous humor and in the posterior corneal surface. In the male, no signs of inflammation were detected both on slit-lamp examination and AS-OCT scans. AS-OCT is a valuable, non-invasive tool that could improve the diagnosis of ocular involvement, better characterize and follow-up corneal alterations and anterior segment features in pediatric patients with BS.

Anterior Segment-Optical Coherence Tomography features in Blau syndrome / Concilio, M; Cennamo, G; Giordano, M; Fossataro, F; D'Andrea, L; Ciampa, N; Naddei, R; Orlando, F; Tranfa, F; Alessio, M.. - In: PHOTODIAGNOSIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY. - ISSN 1572-1000. - 34:(2021), pp. 102277-102278. [10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102278]

Anterior Segment-Optical Coherence Tomography features in Blau syndrome.

Concilio M
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Cennamo G;Fossataro F;D'Andrea L;Ciampa N;Naddei R;Orlando F;Tranfa F;Alessio M.
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2021

Abstract

Blau syndrome (BS) is a rare granulomatous auto-inflammatory disease, characterized by the classic clinical triad of joints, skin and ocular involvements. Ocular manifestation usually consists in a bilateral insidious chronic anterior uveitis with a potential evolution to panuveitis. We describe the case of two siblings, an 8-years old female and a 5-years old male, with a diagnosis of BS, evaluated by Anterior Segment-Optical Coherence Tomography (AS-OCT). In the female patient, slit-lamp examination revealed bilateral anterior granulomatous uveitis and inflammatory sequelae. AS-OCT revealed high intensity reflective layers in the anterior cornea, hyperreflective dots both in the aqueous humor and in the posterior corneal surface. In the male, no signs of inflammation were detected both on slit-lamp examination and AS-OCT scans. AS-OCT is a valuable, non-invasive tool that could improve the diagnosis of ocular involvement, better characterize and follow-up corneal alterations and anterior segment features in pediatric patients with BS.
2021
Anterior Segment-Optical Coherence Tomography features in Blau syndrome / Concilio, M; Cennamo, G; Giordano, M; Fossataro, F; D'Andrea, L; Ciampa, N; Naddei, R; Orlando, F; Tranfa, F; Alessio, M.. - In: PHOTODIAGNOSIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY. - ISSN 1572-1000. - 34:(2021), pp. 102277-102278. [10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102278]
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