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Sclera

Aka: Sclera, Scleral Icterus, Yellow Sclera
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  1. Physiology
    1. Sclera is thick, protective outer coat of the eye
    2. Poorly vascularized
  2. Normal Findings
    1. Normally white and opaque
  3. Causes: Scleral Inflammation
    1. Scleritis
    2. Episcleritis
  4. Causes: Scleral Discoloration
    1. Blue Sclera suggests Osteogenesis Imperfecta
    2. Yellow Sclera Causes
      1. Carotenemia does not involve the Sclera
      2. Scleral Icterus
        1. Hyperbilirubinemia (associated with Jaundice)
        2. Bilirubin uniformly deposits throughout Sclera
      3. Quinacrine
        1. Yellow discoloration near limbus
      4. Yellow subscleral fat (normal)
        1. Involves only the area farthest from the limbus
  5. Reference
    1. Degowin (1987) Bedside Diagnostic Exam, p. 480

Scleral Diseases (C0036412)

Definition (NCI) A disorder affecting the sclera. Examples include inflammatory processes (e.g., scleritis and episcleritis), and degenerative processes. Primary tumors of the sclera are extremely rare.
Definition (NCI) A disorder characterized by involvement of the sclera of the eye.
Definition (MSH) General disorders of the sclera or white of the eye. They may include anatomic, embryologic, degenerative, or pigmentation defects.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D015422
ICD10 H15.9, H15
SnomedCT 33064008
English Disease, Scleral, Diseases, Sclera, Diseases, Scleral, Sclera Disease, Sclera Diseases, Scleral Disease, Scleral Diseases, Disease, Sclera, sclera, DISORDERS OF THE SCLERA, Disorder of sclera, NOS, Disorder of sclera, unspecified, SCLERA DIS, SCLERAL DIS, A-790-791 DISORDERS OF THE SCLERA, disorder of sclera, disorder of sclera (diagnosis), Scleral disorder NOS, Sclera Disorder, Scleral Disorder, Disorders of sclera, Unspecified disorder of sclera, Scleral Diseases [Disease/Finding], sclera disease, sclera diseases, sclera disorders, disease sclera, diseases sclera, scleral diseases, disorders scleral, Scleral disorder, Disorder of sclera (disorder), Disorder of sclera, disease (or disorder); sclera
Italian Patologia della sclera, Patologia della sclera NAS, Malattie della sclera
Dutch sclera-aandoening NAO, aandoening; sclera, Aandoening van sclera, niet gespecificeerd, sclera-aandoening, Aandoeningen van sclera, Scleraziekte, Scleraziekten, Ziekte, sclera-, Ziekten, sclera-
French Trouble de la sclère SAI, Trouble de la sclère, Maladies de la sclérotique
German Erkrankung der Sklera NNB, Affektion der Sklera, nicht naeher bezeichnet, Affektionen der Sklera, Erkrankung der Sklera, Lederhauterkrankungen (Auge), Sklerakrankheiten
Portuguese Alteração da esclerótica NE, Alteração da esclerótica, Doenças da Esclera
Spanish Trastorno de la esclerótica NEOM, Enfermedades de la Esclerotica, Enfermedades de la Esclerótica, Enfermedades de la Esclera, trastorno de la esclerótica (trastorno), trastorno de la esclerótica, Trastorno de la esclerótica
Japanese 強膜障害, 強膜障害ＮＯＳ, ｷｮｳﾏｸｼｮｳｶﾞｲNOS, ｷｮｳﾏｸｼｮｳｶﾞｲ, 強膜疾患, 鞏膜疾患
Swedish Sklerala sjukdomar
Czech skléra - nemoci, Porucha skléry NOS, Sklerální porucha
Finnish Kovakalvon sairaudet
Russian SKLERY BOLEZNI, СКЛЕРЫ БОЛЕЗНИ
Korean 공막의 장애, 상세불명의 공막의 장애
Polish Choroby twardówki
Hungarian Scleralis betegség k.m.n., Sclerabetegség
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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