Pandey Ashish Kumar, Khan M A, Singh Anirudh, Nair Nithya
Resident (Ophthalmology), Command Hospital (Air Force), Bengaluru, India.
Professor & Head (Ophthalmology), Command Hospital (Air Force), Bengaluru, India.
Med J Armed Forces India. 2022 Sep;78(Suppl 1):S312-S314. doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2021.03.022. Epub 2021 Jun 19.
Infectious scleritis is rare and most commonly herpetic in origin. We report an unusual bilateral subacute presentation of scleritis with uveitis and glaucoma which responded to treatment with acyclovir. A 47-year-old male coast guard personnel presented with 2 months history of bilateral red eye. He was initially managed elsewhere as conjunctivitis, and on examination had bilateral diffuse redness of the eyes persisting with phenylephrine, with scleral edema and mild globe tenderness. Investigations for underlying autoimmune systemic illness were normal. He showed inadequate response to topical steroids and cycloplegics and developed uveitis and glaucoma while on steroids. He was then given tablet acyclovir with antiglaucoma topical medications with which he showed rapid response and complete resolution. The case is being reported for highlighting this unusual bilateral presentation of scleritis with uveitis and glaucoma with possible viral etiology.
感染性巩膜炎较为罕见,最常见的病因是疱疹病毒感染。我们报告了一例不寻常的双侧亚急性巩膜炎合并葡萄膜炎和青光眼病例,该病例对阿昔洛韦治疗有反应。一名47岁的男性海岸警卫队人员出现双眼眼红2个月的病史。他最初在其他地方被诊断为结膜炎并接受治疗,检查时双眼持续存在弥漫性发红,使用去氧肾上腺素后无改善,伴有巩膜水肿和轻度眼球压痛。潜在自身免疫性全身性疾病的检查结果正常。他对局部类固醇和睫状肌麻痹剂反应不佳,在使用类固醇期间并发了葡萄膜炎和青光眼。随后他接受了阿昔洛韦片剂和抗青光眼局部用药治疗,症状迅速缓解并完全消退。报告该病例是为了突出这种不寻常的双侧巩膜炎合并葡萄膜炎和青光眼的表现,其病因可能为病毒感染。