Scleritis and systemic diseases: What should know the internist?

La Revue de médecine interne
P BielefeldP Sève

Abstract

Scleritis is an inflammatory disease of the sclera; outer tunic of the eye on which the oculomotor muscles are inserted. It can be associated with a systemic disease up to one time out of 3. These associated diseases are mainly rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis, including granulomatosis with polyangiitis in the first line and spondyloarthropathies. Before mentioning such an etiology, it is necessary to eliminate an infectious cause, mainly herpetic, which is regularly underestimated. The classification of scleritis is clinical. We distinguish between anterior scleritis and posterior scleritis. Anterior scleritis is diffuse or nodular, usually of good prognosis. Anterior necrotizing scleritis with inflammation is often associated with an autoimmune disease, necrotizing scleritis without inflammation usually reflects advanced rheumatoid arthritis. The treatment of these conditions requires close collaboration between internists and ophthalmologists to decide on the use of corticosteroid therapy with or without immunosuppressors or biotherapies.

Citations

Dec 21, 2019·Indian Journal of Ophthalmology·Jos Lamarca-MateuRafael I Barraquer
Feb 2, 2021·World Journal of Clinical Cases·Yong-Ji ZhaoZhi-Peng You
Feb 4, 2019·Joint, Bone, Spine : Revue Du Rhumatisme·Gaëlle ClavelLuca Semerano

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