title: [Posterior scleritis: apropos of 6 cases].
abstract: In a retrospective study of 6 patients (9 eyes) with posterior scleritis, we analyse the symptoms, the clinical signs and the ancillary tests of the disease. A decreased vision and an ocular or periocular pain are found in 8 cases of 9. Anterior involvement like redness is found in all the cases. In 7 eyes, we observe a diffuse or localized exudative retinal detachment. B-scan ultrasonography is the most helpful ancillary test, showing in all the examined eyes a scleral thickening. In 2 patients, we find a systemic disease associated with the posterior scleritis.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Ophtalmologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fanourakis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Snyers
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014787:Vision Tests; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones