EPISCLERITIS VS SCLERITIS – A CASE REPORT

*Raghav Kanupriya, Sharma Gunjan and Thakur Priyanka

ABSTRACT

60 Year old female presented on 16-6-2024 with chief complaints of multiple episodes of redness in left eye for past 3 months Each episode lasting 3-4 weeks associated with slight pain with no radiation to brow, forehead or jaws doesn’t awaken patient at night there was no history of any discharge, itching, eyelid swelling or matting together of eyelashes, No history of diminution of vision photophobia, painful eye movements, seasonal variation, chronic cough, evening rise of temperature. Patient gave history of multiple episodes of similar illness in the past with no history of any ocular trauma or surgeries in the past she was not a known case of Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension. She gave history of both leg knee pain for past 10 years diagnosed later as both knee osteoarthritis there was no involvement of any other joints. She was also a known case of psoriasis (now under control). She gave no history of tuberculosis or contact with tuberculosis patients in the past, any other systemic illness in the past and no history of chronic intake of any medications.

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