Scleritis in systemic diseases
This paper discusses scleritis in the course of systemic autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, nodular arteritis and granulomatosis with vasculitis. In addition, treatment suggestions based on the available literature are presented. Patients with scleritis resulting from an underlying disease should be twardiagnosed as soon as possible and given appropriate and effective treatment. Untreated or poorly treated scleritis or underlying disease can lead to severe damage to ocular tissues, loss of vision and eventually even blindness. A meticulous medical history, detailed ophthalmic examination and a series of targeted investigations as part of a multidisciplinary approach to detect any systemic disease are important in the management of scleritis. Rheumatoid arthritis remains the most common systemic rheumatic disease and the most common systemic condition associated with scleritis.
Authors
- Anna Maria Roszkowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8083-3437)
- A Piskorz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4553-0497)
- Katarzyna Sajak-Hydzik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1973-2717)
- Anthony Ueno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6946-4096)
- Maciej Kozak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7993-2588)
- Ilona Pawlicka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1556-7678)
- Ismael Alsoubie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0974-3025)
- Aneta Pyza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-5318-1368)
- Julia Kaczmarek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2268-6547)
- M Papiez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0397-7825)
- Natalie Papachristoforou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8417-3794)
- Natalia Wolińska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0975-9163)
- Jakub Piórek
- Alan Pigoński (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-9955-0888)
Institutions
- Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- OphthaTherapy Therapies in Ophthalmology
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.24292/01.ot.113124
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Diseases and Behçet’s Syndrome
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00