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Episcleritis

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  1. See Also
    1. Sclera
    2. Scleritis
  2. Pathophysiology
    1. Inflammation of connective tissue under Conjunctiva
  3. Causes
    1. Idiopathic in most cases
    2. Allergy may underly many cases
    3. Uncommon other causes
      1. Connective tissue disease
      2. Acne Rosacea
      3. Atopic Patient
  4. Symptoms
    1. More mild eye discomfort than in Scleritis
    2. Sudden onset of symptoms (gradual onset in Scleritis)
    3. No blurred vision (contrast with Scleritis)
    4. Photophobia
  5. Signs
    1. No change in visual acquity
  6. Signs: Slit Lamp Exam
    1. Superficial Localized Edema over Sclera
    2. No Scleral thickening or other involvement
    3. Scleritis blanches with topical Phenylephrine
  7. Differential Diagnosis
    1. Scleritis
    2. Conjunctivitis
  8. Course
    1. Resolves spontaneously within days
  9. References
    1. Goldstein in Yanoff (1999) Ophthalmology, p. 13.1
    2. Ruddy (2001) Kelley's Rheumatology, Saunders, p. 396
    3. Nakla (1998) Gastroenterol Clin North Am 27:697

Episcleritis (C0014583)

ConceptsDisease or Syndrome (T047)
ICD9379.00
EnglishEpiscleritides, Episcleritis
Spanishepiescleritis
Parent ConceptsConnective 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)
SourcesCOSTAR, CSP, CST, DXP, MSH, MTHICD9, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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