Surgically induced necrotizing scleritis (SINS) is an immune-mediated condition that rarely occurs after ocular surgeries with a latency period from days to years. We present a case of a 49-year-old man who developed bilateral SINS two weeks following uneventful bilateral pterygium excision with conjunctival autografts. We had managed him with a course of oral Prednisolone, topical antibiotic ointment, topical NSAIDs and lubricants besides close follow-up and rheumatological consultation.
Surgically induced necrotizing scleritis (SINS) is an immune-mediated condition that rarely occurs after ocular surgeries with a latency period from days to years. We present a case of a 49-year-old man who developed bilateral SINS two weeks following uneventful bilateral pterygium excision with con...
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Oman Medical Journal = المجلة الطبية العمانية
