Posterior scleritis presenting as unilateral secondary angle-closure glaucoma.
The following is a case report of a 19-year-old male who presented with unilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma. Posterior scleritis was diagnosed based on clinical features and ultrasound B-scan. The acute angle closure attack and exudative retinal detachment completely resolved with use of oral corticosteroids.
Jain
Sunil S
SS
Bombay City Eye Institute and Research Centre, Mumbai, India. reemjain@yahoo.com
Rao
Prasan
P
Kothari
Kulin
K
Bhatt
Deepak
D
Jain
Sanjay
S
D000328:Adult; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015423:Scleritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography