"Scleritis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Refers to any inflammation of the sclera including episcleritis, a benign condition affecting only the episclera, which is generally short-lived and easily treated. Classic scleritis, on the other hand, affects deeper tissue and is characterized by higher rates of visual acuity loss and even mortality, particularly in necrotizing form. Its characteristic symptom is severe and general head pain. Scleritis has also been associated with systemic collagen disease. Etiology is unknown but is thought to involve a local immune response. Treatment is difficult and includes administration of anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents such as corticosteroids. Inflammation of the sclera may also be secondary to inflammation of adjacent tissues, such as the conjunctiva.
Descriptor ID |
D015423
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MeSH Number(s) |
C11.790.500
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Concept/Terms |
Necrotizing Scleritis- Necrotizing Scleritis
- Necrotizing Scleritides
- Scleritides, Necrotizing
- Scleritis, Necrotizing
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2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Scleritis" by people in Profiles.
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Anterior Scleritis Manifesting After Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Report of Two Cases. Cornea. 2021 Sep 01; 40(9):1204-1206.
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Ocular manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2020 Sep; 258(9):1959-1963.
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Episcleritis as an ocular manifestation in a patient with COVID-19. Acta Ophthalmol. 2020 Dec; 98(8):e1056-e1057.
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[How to approach follow-up of uveitis patients during the Covid-19 pandemic?] J Fr Ophtalmol. 2020 Jun; 43(6):535-536.
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Scleritis in congenital erythropoietic porphyria - infective or inflammatory? Indian J Ophthalmol. 2018 Oct; 66(10):1467-1468.
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The eye involvement in monogenic autoinflammatory diseases: literature review and update. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 Jan-Feb; 36 Suppl 110(1):44-53.
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Fever of unknown origin, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss with canal paresis and uveitis with iridocyclitis and episcleritis: a case of Cogan's syndrome. BMJ Case Rep. 2018 Apr 27; 2018.
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Combining Biologics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Other Immune Mediated Inflammatory Disorders. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2018 09; 16(9):1374-1384.
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[Scleritis and systemic diseases: What should know the internist?] Rev Med Interne. 2018 Sep; 39(9):711-720.
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Anakinra in the Treatment of Patients with Refractory Scleritis: A Pilot Study. Ocul Immunol Inflamm. 2018; 26(6):915-920.