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

Posterior scleritis with retinal pigment epithelium rip: an unusual presentation

Bassey Fiebai  1 , Tapas Ranjan Padhi  2 , Krushna Gopal Panda  3 , Rohit Ramesh Modi  3
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Posterior scleritis with retinal pigment epithelium rip: an unusual presentation

Bassey Fiebai et al. Int Ophthalmol. 2015 Feb.

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.

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