Scleritis is a severe inflammatory disease characterized by edema and inflammatory cell infiltration of the sclera [1, 2]. Without treatment, the condition may be progressively destructive, leading sometimes to loss of vision or loss of the eye [1, 2]. About 30–50% of all scleritis patients have an associated systemic disease [1]. Most common associations are: rheumatoid arthritis (50–60%) and ...

Comment. Toxoplasmosis is believed to be the most common cause of posterior uveitis. Scleritis in association with toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis is an uncommon entity. Accordingly, in a review of 243 patients with scleritis, no patient was reported to have toxoplasmic infection as a cause; furthermore, 37% had a systemic rheumatologic disorder, only 7% had an infection, and 44% had an associate...

A nterior scleritis is an inflammation of the superficial, subconjunctival sclera which may follow infection or occur in rheumatic disease. Anterior scleritis due to secondary immune complex mediated vasculitis is an extremely rare extraglandular manifestation in primary Sjögren’s syndrome. Symptoms of anterior scleritis are pain, tearing, and photophobia. If left untreated, anterior scleritis ...

In the present study, two female patients with unilateral scleritis without systemic complications were examined. Both patients were suffering from ocular pain and received corticosteroid therapy. The first patient, a 45-year-old woman, was diagnosed with scleritis and iritis in her right eye. Topical corticosteroid treatment could eradicate the iritis but not the scleritis. Oral corticosteroid...

Scleritis is a severe painful inflammatory process centred in the sclera. A scleritis may be a harbinger of many systemic diseases so that it is important to exclude multisystem disease. We describe a case of unilateral tubercular anterior nodular non-necrotizing scleritis. Anterior nodular non-necrotizing scleritis is relatively an uncommon manifestation of tuberculosis. It may be difficult to...

This case report involves a 32-year-old man with Behçet's disease who had simultaneous bilateral anterior uveitis, unilateral nodular scleritis, and occlusive vasculitis with retinal hemorrhages. Although scleritis is not a classical feature of Behçet's disease, a diagnosis of Behçet's disease should be considered in patients with scleritis.

BACKGROUND Scleritis may be the initial or only presenting feature of systemic, autoimmune, or infectious disorders. Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment for immune-mediated scleritis. However, steroids could prove detrimental when used to treat infectious scleritis. Hence, infectious causes of scleritis should be ruled out. FINDINGS A 47-year-old male from central India presented wi...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to evaluate the spectrum of scleritis from database of Ocular Autoimmune Systemic Inflammatory Infectious Study (OASIS) at a tertiary eye referral eye institute in Singapore. Clinical records of 120 patients with scleritis from a database of 2200 patients from Ocular Autoimmune Systemic Inflammatory Infectious Study (OASIS) were reviewed. RESULTS 56.6% ...

SUMMARY: Scleritis is a rare, underdiagnosed vision-threatening condition that can occur isolated or in association with other orbital abnormalities. The etiology of scleritis is mainly inflammatory noninfectious, either idiopathic or in the context of systemic disease. Ultrasonography remains the criterion standard in diagnostic imaging of this condition but might prove insufficient, and studi...

Scleritis is a chronic inflammation that involves the outermost coat and the skeleton of the eye. Scleritis may be associated with a systemic or immune mediated disease and it might be caused by an infection, trauma or drug reaction. This case presents a patient with generalized chronic periodontitis and anterior diffuse scleritis. A 30-year-old female complained of pain and persistent scleriti...