Posterior scleritis in pediatric age group: A case report and review of literature

Posterior scleritis is rare in both the adult and pediatric age groups. Increased awareness and availability of advanced diagnostic facilities aid in early diagnosis and management. Visual recovery is possible with systemic steroids and immunosuppression. We report the case of a 12-year-old male chi...

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Autores principales: Shenoy, Radha, Suryawanshi, Milind, Isaac, Roshini, Philip, Santhosh K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4785712/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27013832
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-620X.176121
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Sumario:Posterior scleritis is rare in both the adult and pediatric age groups. Increased awareness and availability of advanced diagnostic facilities aid in early diagnosis and management. Visual recovery is possible with systemic steroids and immunosuppression. We report the case of a 12-year-old male child who presented with poor vision in his right eye and was found to have retinal striae and disc edema due to posterior scleritis.

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