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8543074

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-2-13
pubmed:abstractText
Posterior scleritis is an uncommon condition that usually occurs in adults and the diagnosis is often missed. It is even more rare in children. We report five cases of the disease in children. The patients presented with severe pain in an inflamed eye and usually had orbital signs with lid swelling and limitation of extraocular movements; four of the five had optic disc swelling and two had exudative retinal detachments. The diagnosis was confirmed on B-scan ultrasonography and CT scanning and no child had clinical or laboratory evidence of associated systemic disease. The disease took a protracted course and all the children required long-term systemic immunosuppression (15-27 months), which was well tolerated. All children retained good vision and were either off treatment or on a small dose of immunosuppression at last follow-up. This condition, although rare, should be recognised in children as part of the differential diagnosis of acute orbital inflammation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0950-222X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9 ( Pt 5)
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
570-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-3
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Severe idiopathic posterior scleritis in children.
pubmed:affiliation
Medical Eye Unit, St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't