KUMJ | VOL. 8 | NO. 3 | ISSUE 31 | JULY-SEPT, 2010

Tubercular scleritis
Sharma R, Marasini S, Nepal BP


Abstract:
Scleritis is a severe painful inflammatory process centred in the sclera. A scleritis maymbe a harbinger of many systemic diseases so that it is important to exclude multisystem disease. We describe a case of unilateral tubercular anterior nodular non-necrotizing scleritis. Anterior nodular non-necrotizing scleritis is relatively an uncommon manifestation of tuberculosis. It may be difficult to diagnose and manage the disease. However, good history, detail clinical evaluation, appropriate and timely management shows a good response to the disease.

Keyword : mantoux test, nodular scleritis, ocular tuberculosis