To report a case of posterior scleritis in a 9-year-old boy.A case report.Uniocular presentation in a 9-year-old boy.Posterior scleritis is seen commonly in middle-aged women, associated with mild ocular congestion, globe tenderness, and varying amount of vision loss. We report an uncommon presentation of posterior scleritis in a young male child. The patient presented with decreased vision and extraocular and intraocular inflammatory signs in the left eye. Fundus examination showed disk and macular edema with a T-sign on B-scan ultrasound. The patient showed good response to oral steroids with resolution of inflammation and recovery of vision.

作者：Vivek, Dave；Annie, Mathai

来源：Retinal cases & brief reports 2012 年 6卷 1期