Agarwal Shweta, Majumder Parthopratim Dutta
Department of Cornea, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Department of Uvea, Sankara Nethralaya, 18, College Road, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Oman J Ophthalmol. 2020 Feb 17;13(1):51-52. doi: 10.4103/ojo.OJO_256_2018. eCollection 2020 Jan-Apr.
remains the most common cause of bacterial scleritis. This report illustrates an unusual presentation of scleritis, which initially presented as diffuse anterior scleritis with anterior uveitis. The detailed laboratory work-up of the patient was negative, and the initiation of high-dose oral corticosteroid therapy led to further deterioration of clinical condition, with the appearance of a yellowish-white nodule within 3 days. The aspirate from the nodule grew , and the scleral inflammation resolved with anti-microbial therapy.
仍然是细菌性巩膜炎最常见的病因。本报告阐述了巩膜炎一种不寻常的表现形式，其最初表现为伴有前葡萄膜炎的弥漫性前巩膜炎。对该患者进行的详细实验室检查结果为阴性，开始使用高剂量口服皮质类固醇疗法导致临床状况进一步恶化，3天内出现一个黄白色结节。从结节中抽出物培养出（某种病菌），巩膜炎症通过抗菌治疗得以消退。
