Posterior scleritis with retinal pigment epithelium rip: an unusual presentation

Int Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb;35(1):141-4. doi: 10.1007/s10792-014-0031-9. Epub 2014 Dec 19.

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.

Keywords: Nodular posterior scleritis; Posterior scleritis; Retinal pigment epithelial rip; Retinal pigment epithelium; Subretinal lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Female
  • Fluorescein Angiography
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Retinal Detachment / diagnosis
  • Retinal Detachment / etiology*
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium / pathology*
  • Sclera / diagnostic imaging
  • Sclera / pathology*
  • Scleritis / complications*
  • Scleritis / diagnosis
  • Tomography, Optical Coherence