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Web Site Search: Health Information Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Find more information about this topic from either the Web or the world's best medical journals by using the search boxes at the top of this page.   Episcleritis: A 28-year-old woman complained of a foreign-body sensation and redness of the outer lower quadrant of her left eye of 2-day's duration. The salmon-colored, raised area of episclera with local redness and swelling is suggestive of episcleritis (an inflammation of the white part of the eyeball). There may be pain and tenderness with this condition. (L.S.)

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