Ocular tuberculoma mimicking intraocular lymphoma.
| Title | Ocular tuberculoma mimicking intraocular lymphoma. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2009 |
| Authors | Androudi, S., Brozou C. G., Guex-Crosier Y., & Brazitikos P. |
| Journal | Ocul Immunol Inflamm |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pagination | 73-5 |
| Date Published | 2009 Mar-Apr |
| ISSN | 1744-5078 |
| Keywords | Aged, Antitubercular Agents, Diagnosis, Differential, Eye Diseases, Eye Neoplasms, Fluorescein Angiography, Fundus Oculi, Humans, Male, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Treatment Outcome, Tuberculin, Tuberculoma |
| Abstract | PURPOSE: To describe a case of ocular tuberculoma mimicking primary intraocular lymphoma.METHODS/RESULTS: A 66-year-old male presented with an exudative retinal detachment, a whitish lesion, and +2 vitreous cells. A PCR that was performed twice was positive for intraocular lymphoma; a PPD was also strongly positive and the patient received anti-TB drugs as a first-line treatment, with complete resolution of all his ocular symptoms.CONCLUSIONS: PCR is a marker only of clonality and not of malignancy, and therefore molecular data should be interpreted within the context of clinical presentation, especially in areas where TB is endemic. |
| DOI | 10.1080/09273940802596542 |
| Alternate Journal | Ocul. Immunol. Inflamm. |
| PubMed ID | 19412865 |
