Amitriptyline for pain control in scleritis may help to avoid excessive steroid use in selected cases: A case report

Abstract

Introduction: Pain in scleritis may be difficult to control with conventional immuno-suppressive regimes. Amitriptyline may be an effective option in those circumstances. Case presentation: A 41-year-old woman presented with scleritis and eye pain that was refractory to treatment with steroid and immunosuppressive agents. Effective pain relief and reduction of steroid dose was only achieved after starting amitriptyline. Conclusion: Amitriptyline may be an effective option for pain control in case with scleritis which might otherwise require unnecessarily large doses of immunosuppression. © 2009 Ohn et al.; licensee Cases Network Ltd.