title: Adjunctive globe magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of posterior scleritis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report 4 cases of posterior scleritis with unusually unremarkable ultrasonography findings in which diagnosis was based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective noncomparative case series.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients suffering from suspected posterior scleritis and previously misdiagnosed with a range of conditions after an unremarkable B-scan ultrasonography. A new and thorough review of systems, including MRI examination of the eye/orbit, was carried out.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All included patients were diagnosed with posterior scleritis based on MRI findings. Systemic treatment with immunosuppressors (2 patients), antibiotics (1 patient), or no treatment (1 patient) got their inflammatory condition under control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MRI may play a potential role in the diagnosis of posterior scleritis particularly in those clinically suspicious cases with nondefinitive ultrasonography. Further studies on this matter are warranted.
authors.affiliation: Uveitis Unit, Hospital Universitario de León, Spain. miguelcorderocoma@gmail.com
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cordero-Coma
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Morán
authors.forename: Taygan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Campos
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Calleja-Antolín
authors.forename: Bárbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Martín-Escuer
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Jose G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Ruiz de Morales
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D057972:Posterior Eye Segment / Q000473:pathology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents