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  2. Scleritis - Wikipedia

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    Scleritis can be classified as anterior scleritis and posterior scleritis. Anterior scleritis is the most common variety, accounting for about 98% of the cases. It is of two types : Non-necrotising and necrotising. Non-necrotising scleritis is the most common, and is further classified into diffuse and nodular type based on morphology.

  3. Episcleritis - Wikipedia

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    Episcleritis is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease affecting part of the eye called the episclera.The episclera is a thin layer of tissue that lies between the conjunctiva and the connective tissue layer that forms the white of the eye ().

  4. List of medical tests - Wikipedia

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    The tests are classified by speciality field, conveying in which ward of a hospital or by which specialist doctor these tests are usually performed. The ICD-10-CM is generally the most widely used standard by insurance companies and hospitals who have to communicate with one another, for giving a overview of medical tests and procedures.

  5. List of autoimmune diseases - Wikipedia

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    This article provides a list of autoimmune diseases. These conditions, where the body's immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, affect a range of organs and systems within the body. Each disorder is listed with the primary organ or body part that it affects and the associated autoantibodies that are typically found in people diagnosed ...

  6. Optic papillitis - Wikipedia

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    Workup of the patient with papillitis includes lumbar puncture and cerebrospinal fluid analysis. B. henselae infection can be detected by serology. MRI is the preferred imaging study. An abnormal MRI is associated with a worse visual outcome. [3]

  7. Sclera - Wikipedia

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    Scleritis is a serious inflammatory disease of the sclera causing redness of the sclera often progressing to purple. Yellowing or a light green color of the sclera is a visual symptom of jaundice. In cases of osteogenesis imperfecta, the sclera may appear to have a blue tint, more pronounced than the slight blue tint seen in children.

  8. Diagnosis of multiple sclerosis - Wikipedia

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    The McDonald criteria, which focus on clinical, laboratory, and radiologic evidence of lesions at different times and in different areas, is the most commonly used method of diagnosis. [7] They came in in 2001, and have since been revised several times.

  9. Uveitis - Wikipedia

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    Diagnosis includes dilated fundus examination to rule out posterior uveitis, which presents with white spots across the retina along with retinitis and vasculitis. [ 1 ] Laboratory testing is usually used to diagnose specific underlying diseases, including rheumatologic tests (e.g. antinuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor) and serology for ...