Acute bilateral nodular scleritis following strabismus surgery in a patient with Down syndrome.

Publisher: Elsevier Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9710011 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1528-3933 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10918531 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J AAPOS Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: [New York] : Elsevier Inc.
Original Publication: St. Louis, MO : Mosby-Year Book, Inc., c1997-

Down Syndrome*/complications ; Scleritis*/etiology ; Scleritis*/drug therapy ; Scleritis*/diagnosis ; Glucocorticoids*/therapeutic use ; Glucocorticoids*/administration & dosage ; Oculomotor Muscles*/surgery ; Strabismus*/surgery ; Strabismus*/etiology ; Tomography, Optical Coherence* ; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures*/adverse effects; Humans ; Female ; Child ; Acute Disease ; Postoperative Complications/diagnosis

Scleritis is a rare complication of strabismus surgery. We present the case of an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome who underwent strabismus surgery and developed bilateral symmetric nodular scleritis 3 weeks after surgery. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography revealed localized hyporeflective thickening of the sclera at the primary site of muscle insertion in both eyes. Treatment with topical and oral corticosteroids led to resolution of her condition.
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