RT Book, Section
A1 Chumley, Heidi S.
A1 Green, Mary Kelly
A2 Usatine, Richard P.
A2 Smith, Mindy A.
A2 Mayeaux, Jr., E.J.
A2 Chumley, Heidi S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1164343687
T1 Scleritis and Episcleritis
T2 The Color Atlas and Synopsis of Family Medicine, 3e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259862045
LK dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1164343687
RD 2024/04/20
AB A  45-year-old  woman  presents  with  1  day  of  increasing  eye  pain,  eye  redness,  and  blurred  vision.  On  examination,  there  is  scleral  injection  and  exquisite  globe  tenderness  to  palpation  (Figure  19-1).  Her  review  of  systems  is  positive  for  morning  stiffness  and  swelling  in  both  of  her  hands.  The  patient  was  urgently  referred  to  an  ophthalmologist  who  diagnosed  her  with  scleritis.  Her  visual  acuity  was  reduced  minimally.  A  slit  lamp  exam  revealed  injected  sclera  with  a  bluish  hue  in  the  affected  eye  and  rare  anterior  chamber  cells.  The  posterior  segment  was  normal.