Kais BenAbderrahim1. 1. Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital of Médenine, Faculty of Medicine, Sfax Univer-sity, Tunisia.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a case of nodular anterior scleritis due to poststreptococcal syndrome using optical coherence tomography imaging. CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old woman with a history of acute rheumatic fever presented with a nodular anterior scleritis. Common causes were excluded. Optical coherence tomography of sclera showed enlarged vessels, inflammatory infiltrates, separated fibers, and a serous detachment. Laboratory investigations showed an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, raised anti-streptolysin O titer, and the presence of group A streptococcus in the throat. The scleritis rapidly improved with penicillin treatment. CONCLUSION: Poststreptococcal syndrome should be considered in the etiology of non-necrotizing anterior scleritis.
PURPOSE: To report a case of nodular anterior scleritis due to poststreptococcal syndrome using optical coherence tomography imaging. CASE REPORT: A 41-year-old woman with a history of acute rheumatic fever presented with a nodular anterior scleritis. Common causes were excluded. Optical coherence tomography of sclera showed enlarged vessels, inflammatory infiltrates, separated fibers, and a serous detachment. Laboratory investigations showed an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate, raised anti-streptolysin O titer, and the presence of group A streptococcus in the throat. The scleritis rapidly improved with penicillin treatment. CONCLUSION: Poststreptococcal syndrome should be considered in the etiology of non-necrotizing anterior scleritis.
Authors: Ashleigh L Levison; Careen Y Lowder; Kimberly M Baynes; Peter K Kaiser; Sunil K Srivastava Journal: Int Ophthalmol Date: 2015-11-23 Impact factor: 2.031