Purpose: To report the case of a patient with nodular scleritis who was diagno sed as having sarcoidosis by a biopsy of scleral nodules. Methods: Case report. Results: A 26-year old man with nodular scleritis underwen...Purpose: To report the case of a patient with nodular scleritis who was diagno sed as having sarcoidosis by a biopsy of scleral nodules. Methods: Case report. Results: A 26-year old man with nodular scleritis underwent a biopsy of scleral nodules. The year before, he had been diagnosed with granulomatous iridocycliti s of the right eye. Although sarcoidosis had been suspected, extensive systemic examinations resulted in no positive findings of sarcoidosis. Histopathological specimens revealed non-caseating epithelioid granuloma with giant cells. The no dular scleritis was resolved by topical corticosteroids. Conclusions: A scleral biopsy is useful for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis when the patient has nodular s cleritis with no systemic signs.展开更多
文摘Purpose: To report the case of a patient with nodular scleritis who was diagno sed as having sarcoidosis by a biopsy of scleral nodules. Methods: Case report. Results: A 26-year old man with nodular scleritis underwent a biopsy of scleral nodules. The year before, he had been diagnosed with granulomatous iridocycliti s of the right eye. Although sarcoidosis had been suspected, extensive systemic examinations resulted in no positive findings of sarcoidosis. Histopathological specimens revealed non-caseating epithelioid granuloma with giant cells. The no dular scleritis was resolved by topical corticosteroids. Conclusions: A scleral biopsy is useful for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis when the patient has nodular s cleritis with no systemic signs.
