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Episcleritis

Episcleritis: Introduction

Episcleritis: This is inflammation of the episclera and adjacent tissues. See free access online books about Episcleritis below. See detailed information below for a list of 21 causes of Episcleritis, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Episcleritis:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Episcleritis. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

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Episcleritis: Symptom Checker

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Episcleritis

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Diagnostic Guides for Episcleritis

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Episcleritis from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Episcleritis. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Episcleritis

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Episcleritis: Undiagnosed Conditions

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Home Diagnostic Testing and Episcleritis

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Stories from Users for Episcleritis

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Causes of Episcleritis listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Episcleritis as a symptom include:

See full list of 21 causes of Episcleritis
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Definitions of Episcleritis:

Episcleritis: Inflammation of the episcleral connective tissue.scleritis.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Inflammation of the sclera of the eye
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Detailed list of causes of Episcleritis

The list below shows some of the causes of Episcleritis mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 21 causes of Episcleritis

How Common are these Causes of Episcleritis?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Episcleritis. Of the 21 causes of Episcleritis that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 0 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "common" diseases
  • 3 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 3 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 13 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 21 causes of Episcleritis

Conditions listing symptoms: Episcleritis:

The following list of conditions have 'Episcleritis' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis ... episcleritis

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  • Polychondritis ... episcleritis

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  • Ulcerative colitis ... episcleritis
  • Ulcerative proctosigmoiditis ... episcleritis

    Conditions listing complications: Episcleritis:

    The following list of conditions have 'Episcleritis' or similar listed as a complication in our database. The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear, and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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  • Wegener's granulomatosis ... episcleritis

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  • Causes of Episcleritis Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Episcleritis based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Travel - has the patient travelled recently?
  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

    Classifications of Episcleritis:

    Symptoms related to Episcleritis:

    Eye inflammation (53 causes), Eye pain (365 causes), Red eye (537 causes), Eye symptoms (4112 causes), Infection (200 causes), Foreign body, Conjunctivitis (195 causes), Simple episcleritis, Nodular episcleritis, Episcleral tissue, Inflammation, Conjunctiva, Sclera

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