Abstract
Scleritis is an uncommon inflammatory disease that may cause complications if not treated in a timely manner. Detailed systemic workup and management of a patient with scleritis is essential in management of these patients. Patients with diffuse anterior scleritis may require long-term medications under care of both ophthalmologists and rheumatologists.
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- Retinal Detachment
- Relapse Polychondritis
- Exudative Retinal Detachment
- Systemic Complaint
- Ocular Inflammatory Disease
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Agrawal, R., Gunasekeran, D.V. (2016). Diffuse Anterior Scleritis. In: Gupta, V., Nguyen, Q., LeHoang, P., Herbort Jr., C. (eds) The Uveitis Atlas. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2506-5_107-1
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