Abstract
In this article, is presented the identification and the reviewing of those persons who went to the San Ignacio University Hospital with ocular perforation and rheumatologic disease. We found 5 cases (3 women and 2 men), with diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren’s syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus. This article presents the cases and review the information available on this complication in autoimmune disease.
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