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| Year : 2003 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 347-349 |
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Posterior scleritis associated with systemic tuberculosis
A Gupta, V Gupta, Surinder S Pandav, A Gupta
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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A Gupta
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
India
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PMID: 14750624 
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Infective isolated posterior scleritis is rare. We report a case of isolated posterior scleritis associated with histopathologically documented systemic tuberculosis, a hitherto unreported association. The patient responded well to a combination of oral corticosteroids with antituberculosis therapy. |
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