title: Surgically induced necrotizing scleritis after pterygium surgery.
abstract: We report a case of surgically induced necrotizing scleritis following pterygium surgery with the bare sclera technique, without the use of adjunctive irradiation or mitomycin C. The patient was successfully treated with systemic immunosuppression.
authors.affiliation: Gokhale Eye Hospital and Eyebank, Gokhale Road (S), Dadar West, Mumbai - 400 028, India. gokhlay@vsnl.com
authors.forename: Nikhil S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gokhale
authors.forename: Rohini
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samant
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011625:Pterygium / Q000601:surgery*; D015423:Scleritis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents