Courtesy of Nasreen A. Syed, MD.
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Ocular Pathology/Oncology
Infectious scleritis caused by bacteria. A, The sclera is infiltrated with numerous neutrophils, seen as blue dots between the scleral collagen lamellae. The purple areas represent necrobiosis of the sclera (hematoxylin-eosin stain). B, Tissue Gram stain illustrating the presence of scattered gram-positive cocci (arrows).