title: Posterior scleritis with retinal pigment epithelium rip: an unusual presentation.
abstract: Posterior scleritis is a great mimicker and can cause irreversible visual loss because of late or misdiagnosis. We report a case of retinal pigment epithelial rip in the event of nodular posterior scleritis that is hardly reported in the literature. The authors hypothesize the rip to be a result of inflammation, exudation and continuing pressure by the fluid or granuloma on the pigment epithelium.
authors.affiliation: Vitreoretinal Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Bassey
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fiebai
authors.affiliation: Vitreoretinal Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Patia, Bhubaneswar, 751024, Odisha, India. tapas@lvpei.org.
authors.forename: Tapas Ranjan
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Padhi
authors.affiliation: Vitreoretinal Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Patia, Bhubaneswar, 751024, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Krushna Gopal
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.affiliation: Vitreoretinal Services, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Patia, Bhubaneswar, 751024, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Rohit Ramesh
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Modi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D055213:Retinal Pigment Epithelium / Q000473:pathology*; D012590:Sclera / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D015423:Scleritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence
keywords: Nodular posterior scleritis; Posterior scleritis; Retinal pigment epithelial rip; Retinal pigment epithelium; Subretinal lesion