Episcleritis

Question 1

What is the number one cause of episcleritis?

Answer 1

Idiopathic

Question 2

Episcleritis frequently has a history of what?

Answer 2

Recurrences

Question 3

What are the typical systemic causes of episcleritis?

Answer 3

RA
Ulcerative Colitis
Chron's 
Reactive arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis
Psoriatic Arthritis

Question 4

What are other causes of episcleritis?

Answer 4

Spirochetes (syphilis, Lyme)
Viruses (herpes zoster/simplex, mumps)
Metabolic diseases (gout)
Vasculitic diseases (Temporal arteritis, Wegner's, Behcet's)
Dermatological diseases (acne rosacea)

Question 5

What are the common symptoms of episcleritis?

Answer 5

Acute, unilateral red eye

Discomfort to mild pain

Question 6

What are the typical signs of episcleritis?

Answer 6

Sectoral injection of episclera
Possible nodule (moveable)