A case of posterior scleritis: Differential diagnosis of ocular pain

Journal of Headache and Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 123-126

  Maggioni, Ferdinando ^a   Ruffatti, Silvia ^a   Viaro, Federica ^a   Mainardi, Federico ^b   Lisotto, Carlo ^c   Zanchin, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SS Giovanni e Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di S Vito al Tagliamento   (Italy)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Facial pain; Posterior scleritis

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EYE EXAMINATION; EYE FUNDUS; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE PAIN; EYELID EDEMA; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC DISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; RETINA DETACHMENT; RETINA FOLD; SCLERITIS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; ZYGOMA;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; SCLERITIS;

EID: 34249086185     PISSN: 11292369     EISSN: 11292377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10194-007-0372-0     Document Type: Article

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