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Episcleritis
- See Also
- Pathophysiology
- Inflammation of connective tissue under Conjunctiva
- Causes
- Idiopathic in most cases
- Allergy may underly many cases
- Uncommon other causes
- Connective tissue disease
- Acne Rosacea
- Atopic Patient
- Symptoms
- Signs
- No change in visual acquity
- Signs: Slit Lamp Exam
- Superficial Localized Edema over Sclera
- No Scleral thickening or other involvement
- Scleritis blanches with topical Phenylephrine
- Differential Diagnosis
- Course
- Resolves spontaneously within days
- References
- Goldstein in Yanoff (1999) Ophthalmology, p. 13.1
- Ruddy (2001) Kelley's Rheumatology, Saunders, p. 396
- Nakla (1998) Gastroenterol Clin North Am 27:697
Episcleritis (C0014583) | |
|---|---|
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 379.00 |
| English | Episcleritides, Episcleritis |
| Spanish | epiescleritis |
| Parent Concepts | Connective Tissue Diseases (C0009782), Endophthalmitis (C0014236), Soft tissue lesion (C0410013), Sclera and episclera finding (C0423266), Disorder of soft tissue of head (C0459149), Inflammation of specific body organs (C1285331), Disorder of episclera (C1720740) |
| Sources | COSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, MSH, MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) |
