title: Posterior scleritis secondary to Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report a case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa keratitis that progressed to posterior scleritis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case report.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A 64-year-old woman was treated for P. aeruginosa keratitis. Twelve days later, she was diagnosed with posterior scleritis and treated with oral ciprofloxacin. Her condition progressed, ultimately resulting in enucleation. Histopathology confirmed posterior scleritis, a previously unreported complication of P. aeruginosa keratitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  P. aeruginosa keratitis may progress to posterior scleritis, a potentially devastating complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, University of Michigan, Kellogg Eye Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA.
authors.forename: Kamal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fahim
authors.forename: Odette
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Houghton
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dastjerdi
authors.forename: Shahzad I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Mian
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003320:Corneal Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D015818:Eye Infections, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011552:Pseudomonas Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin