Peripheral Ulcerative Keratopathies

Peripheral ulcerative keratopathy associated with systemic disease

• Common systemic causes

  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Wegener’s
  • Relapsing polychondritis
  • SLE
  • Idiopathic
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Churg-Strauss
  • Type 1 diabetes

• Infectious causes

• Non-infectious

  • Terrien’s
  • Marginal keratitis/blepharitis
  • Pellucid
  • Rosacea
  • Neurotrophic

• Presents with pain, redness and reduced vision

• May be…