Imaging studies in a case of infectious scleritis after pterygium excision

Middle East Afr J Ophthalmol. 2012 Jul-Sep;19(3):337-9. doi: 10.4103/0974-9233.97953.

Abstract

A 44-year-old woman presented with a painful red eye for 2 weeks. Ultrasound biomicroscopy and optical coherence tomography were instrumental in the diagnosis and management of this case of infectious scleritis associated with previous pterygium excision complicated by choroidal and retinal detachments.

Keywords: Infectious Scleritis; Optical Coherence Tomography; Pterygium; Surgical Debridement; Ultrasound Biomicroscopy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Eye Infections, Bacterial / etiology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Microscopy, Acoustic / methods*
  • Pterygium / surgery*
  • Scleritis / diagnosis*
  • Scleritis / etiology
  • Surgical Wound Infection / diagnosis*
  • Surgical Wound Infection / etiology
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence / methods*