Diagnosaurus
Scleritis or episcleritis
Etiology
- Autoimmune: rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, polyarteritis nodosa, Wegener’s granulomatosis, relapsing polychondritis, inflammatory bowel disease, sarcoidosis
- Infectious: ophthalmic zoster, herpes simplex, Lyme disease, HIV, syphilis, tuberculosis
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Scleritis or Episcleritis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114419/all/Scleritis_or_episcleritis.
Zeiger RFR. Scleritis or episcleritis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114419/all/Scleritis_or_episcleritis. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Scleritis or episcleritis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114419/all/Scleritis_or_episcleritis
Zeiger RFR. Scleritis or Episcleritis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114419/all/Scleritis_or_episcleritis.
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