{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(21)"],"submitter":["Lee DH"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>To analyze the clinical characteristics and long-term treatment outcomes of patients with posterior scleritis.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective, observational case series analyzed medical records of 14 patients diagnosed with infectious or non-infectious posterior scleritis between May 2005 and March 2020 at Severance Hospital and Gangnam Severance Hospital.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 12 patients with non-infectious and two with infectious posterior scleritis were treated. Conjunctival injection (85.7%) was the most common symptom, followed by pain on eyeball movement (57.1%), and decreased visual acuity (42.9%). Anterior uveitis (64.3%) was the most common associated clinical finding. In five eyes (35.7%), immunosuppressive agents were administered in addition to cortic"],"journal":["Annals of translational medicine"],"pagination":["1162"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9708463"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Clinical features and long-term treatment outcome of posterior scleritis."],"pmcid":["PMC9708463"],"pubmed_authors":["Choi EY","Cho H","Lee DH","Kim M"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Clinical features and long-term treatment outcome of posterior scleritis.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>To analyze the clinical characteristics and long-term treatment outcomes of patients with posterior scleritis.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective, observational case series analyzed medical records of 14 patients diagnosed with infectious or non-infectious posterior scleritis between May 2005 and March 2020 at Severance Hospital and Gangnam Severance Hospital.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 12 patients with non-infectious and two with infectious posterior scleritis were treated. Conjunctival injection (85.7%) was the most common symptom, followed by pain on eyeball movement (57.1%), and decreased visual acuity (42.9%). Anterior uveitis (64.3%) was the most common associated clinical finding. In five eyes (35.7%), immunosuppressive agents were administered in addition to cortic","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Nov","modification":"2025-04-05T11:49:10.463Z","creation":"2025-04-05T11:49:10.463Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9708463","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36467362"],"doi":["10.21037/atm-22-721"]}}