Hiba Boussaâ MD*, Kawther Ben Abdelghani MD*, Ahmed Laatar MD*
From the * Mongi Slim Hospital, Rheumatology Department, La Marsa, Tunisia.
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Summary: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the synovial membrane of joints. However, RA can be associated with extra-articular manifestations including vasculitis that occurs exceptionally in the retina. We report two retinal vasculitis (RV) cases was a direct consequence of rheumatoid disease in active RA patients.
Key words: Retinal vasculitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis