Carreño Ester, Olivas-Vergara Otto M
Ophthalmology Department, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Rheumatology Department, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain.
Ophthalmologica. 2023;246(3-4):174-180. doi: 10.1159/000531395. Epub 2023 Jun 16.
Vasculitis is a group of diseases characterized by the inflammation of the blood vessel walls. They are classified according to the size of the main vessel involved: large vessel, medium vessel, and small vessel vasculitis. Ophthalmic manifestations are quite common in most of these diseases. Episcleritis and scleritis are the most prevalent manifestation of vasculitis. However, there are certain ocular features characteristic of specific vasculitis entities. Given the severity and potential life-threat of these diseases, knowledge of the ocular manifestations is mandatory for the ophthalmologists.
血管炎是一组以血管壁炎症为特征的疾病。它们根据受累主要血管的大小进行分类：大血管、中血管和小血管血管炎。眼部表现在这些疾病中的大多数都很常见。表层巩膜炎和巩膜炎是血管炎最常见的表现。然而，特定的血管炎实体有某些特征性的眼部表现。鉴于这些疾病的严重性和潜在的生命威胁，眼科医生必须了解其眼部表现。
