Posterior scleritis in a 7-month-old infant.
This article describes a 7-month-old infant with posterior scleritis, diagnosed on the basis of B-scan ultrasonography and computed tomography. The patient was initially diagnosed with preseptal cellulitis and endophthalmitis. Posterior scleritis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute orbital inflammation in children younger than 1 year.
Department of Ophthalmology, Free University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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van der Maesen
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D'Haens
L J
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van Rijn
M L E
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Pigeaud-Klessens
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Meenken
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012590:Sclera / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids