J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.  1989 Aug;30(4):665-670.

A Case of Posterior Scleritis Associated with Relapsing Polychondritis

• Joo SH
• Choe JK

Abstract

A 68-year-old female was referred to our ophthalmologic department due to pain, redness and decreased vision of the left eye. She had saddle nose deformity and erythematous swelling and deformity on right anricle. Both eyes represented recurring conjunctival injection and chemosis, episcleral injection, and anterior uveitis on follow-up examinations. Left eye showed proptosis and limitation of eyeball movement with acute increase of IOP. The fluorescein angiography showed the choroidal folds which were seen as alternating lines of hyper- and hypofluorescence. B-scan ultrasonograms showed thickening of posterior coats of eye and retrobulbar edema, which seemed to be critical in the diagnosis of the posterior scleritis.

Keyword

relapsing polychondritis; scleritis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Choroid
Congenital Abnormalities
Diagnosis
Edema
Exophthalmos
Female
Fluorescein Angiography
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Nose
Polychondritis, Relapsing*
Scleritis*
Ultrasonography
Uveitis, Anterior