title: Tubercular scleritis.
abstract: Scleritis is a severe painful inflammatory process centred in the sclera. A scleritis may be a harbinger of many systemic diseases so that it is important to exclude multisystem disease. We describe a case of unilateral tubercular anterior nodular non-necrotizing scleritis. Anterior nodular non-necrotizing scleritis is relatively an uncommon manifestation of tuberculosis. It may be difficult to diagnose and manage the disease. However, good history, detail clinical evaluation, appropriate and timely management shows a good response to the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital, Dhulikhel. ranjana_sharma66@yahoo.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marasini
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Nepal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009390:Nepal / Q000453:epidemiology; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents