Mallika Goyal, MD » Posterior Scleritis Atypical

Dec 13 2013 by Mallika Goyal, MD

Right eye fundus of a 32-year-old male presenting with unilateral reduced quality of vision, pain and headache for 5 days; visual acuity was 20/25. There was trace RAPD, white conjunctiva, no intraocular inflammation, mild disc edema and congestion, normal retina and macula. OCT was normal. A diagnosis of optic neuritis was considered, later revised to posterior scleritis with contiguous papillitis.

Photographer: Mallika Goyal, MD, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, India

Condition/keywords: posterior scleritis

Dec 13 2013 by Mallika Goyal, MD

Normal left eye fundus of a 32-year-old male presenting with right eye posterior scleritis with contiguous papillitis

Photographer: Mallika Goyal, MD, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, India

Condition/keywords: posterior scleritis

Dec 13 2013 by Mallika Goyal, MD

Right eye early phase fluorescein angiogram of a 32-year-old male with posterior scleritis with contiguous papillitis shows early peripapillary hyperfluorescence suggestive of generalised inflammation in posterior pole.

Photographer: Mallika Goyal, MD, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, India

Condition/keywords: posterior scleritis

Dec 13 2013 by Mallika Goyal, MD

Right eye late phase fluorescein angiogram of a 32-year-old male with posterior scleritis with contiguous papillitis shows staining of disc with peripapillary hyperfluorescence suggestive of generalised inflammation in posterior pole.

Photographer: Mallika Goyal, MD, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, India

Condition/keywords: posterior scleritis

Dec 13 2013 by Mallika Goyal, MD

Left eye fluorescein angiogram of a 32-year-old male with fellow eye posterior scleritis shows normal angiogram in contrast to the disc staining and peripapillary hyperfluorescence seen in the affected right eye.

Photographer: Mallika Goyal, MD, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, India

Condition/keywords: posterior scleritis

Dec 13 2013 by Mallika Goyal, MD

Right eye fluorescein angiogram of a 32-year-old male with posterior scleritis with contiguous papillitis shows staining of disc with peripapillary hyperfluorescence suggestive of generalized inflammation in posterior pole.

Photographer: Mallika Goyal, MD, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, India

Condition/keywords: posterior scleritis

Dec 13 2013 by Mallika Goyal, MD

Right eye fluorescein angiogram of a 32-year-old male with posterior scleritis with contiguous papillitis shows staining of disc with peripapillary hyperfluorescence suggestive of generalised inflammation in posterior pole.

Photographer: Mallika Goyal, MD, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, India

Condition/keywords: posterior scleritis

Dec 13 2013 by Mallika Goyal, MD

Right eye fundus of a 32-year-old male presenting with unilateral reduced quality of vision, pain and headache for 5 days; visual acuity was 20/25. There was trace RAPD, white conjunctiva, no intraocular inflammation, mild disc edema and congestion, normal retina and macula. OCT was normal. A diagnosis of optic neuritis was considered, later revised to posterior scleritis with contiguous papillitis.

Photographer: Mallika Goyal, MD, Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, India

Condition/keywords: posterior scleritis