Episcleritis is irritation and inflammation of the episclera, a thin layer of vascular connective tissue between the conjunctiva and sclera.
Usually a benign self-limited condition, typically re...
Episcleritis is a clinical diagnosis.
Phenylephrine test (2):
It is used to differentiate episcleritis from scleritis.
Apply 10% phenylephrine drops.
Blanching = episcler...
Simple episcleritis is usually self-limited (up to 21 days), can recur.
Nodular type can be prolonged and painful.
H15.109 Unspecified episcleritis, unspecified eye
H15.129 Nodular episcleritis, unspecified eye
H15.102 Unspecified episcleritis, left eye
H15.101 Unspecified episcleritis, right eye
H15.103 Un...
Irritation and inflammation of the episclera, a thin layer of vascular connective tissue between the conjunctiva and sclera.
A benign, self-limited disorder, usually resolving within 3 ...
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episcleritis: in rheumatoid arthritis
A: Diffuse episcleritis. B: Nodular scleritis. C: Scleromalacia resulting from previous episodes of scleritis. D: Scleromalacia perforans.
From Conn DL. Rheumatoid neuropathy. In: Utsinger PD, Zvaifler NJ, Ehrlich GE, eds. Rheumatoid arthritis. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1985:344, with permission.
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1.62. Nodular scleritis is associated with painful, localized swelling and elevation of the episclera and sclera.
1.60. A: Diffuse episcleritis in the superior perilimbal area. The conjunctival redness blanched with 2.5% phenylepinephrine, leaving the darker, radial episcleral vessels apparent.
1.60. A: Diffuse episcleritis in the superior perilimbal area. The conjunctival redness blanched with 2.5% phenylepinephrine, leaving the d...
Episcleritis in a 33-year-old man.