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Nodular anterior scleritis associated with Berger's disease

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 84 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT A 45-year-old female patient presented with a complaint of right eye redness and pain for 7 days. She was under investigation for urinary abnormalities and reported a previous history of recurrent oral ulcers and ocular hyperemia in both eyes. Best-corrected visual acuity was 20/30 and 20/20 in ...

Management of necrotizing scleritis after pterygium surgery with rituximab

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (5), 2016
ABSTRACT The authors present a case of necrotizing scleritis after pterygium excision successfully treated with rituximab after attempts with high doses of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs. A literature review revealed case reports and a phase I/II dose-ranging randomized clinical trial using ...

Isolated posterior scleritis associated with tuberculosis

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 79 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Ocular tuberculosis (TB) is considered to be rare, although its incidence has varied widely over time and in different populations. Latent TB is diagnosed when a person is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis but does not have active TB. During the last decade, interferon-gamma release assay...