Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report

Nodular posterior scleritis (NPS) is rare; however, it is critical to differentiate it from similar intraocular pathologies to prevent inappropriate and potentially irreversible treatment. Multimodal imaging is beneficial in the diagnosis of NPS. This report describes the diagnosis and management of...

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Autores principales: Khadka, Simanta, Byanju, Raghunandan, Pradhan, Sangita
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Kare Publishing 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8651019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35005506
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/bej.2021.56338
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description Nodular posterior scleritis (NPS) is rare; however, it is critical to differentiate it from similar intraocular pathologies to prevent inappropriate and potentially irreversible treatment. Multimodal imaging is beneficial in the diagnosis of NPS. This report describes the diagnosis and management of a case of NPS with corticosteroid therapy that led to complete resolution.
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spelling pubmed-86510192022-01-07 Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report Khadka, Simanta Byanju, Raghunandan Pradhan, Sangita Beyoglu Eye J Case Report Nodular posterior scleritis (NPS) is rare; however, it is critical to differentiate it from similar intraocular pathologies to prevent inappropriate and potentially irreversible treatment. Multimodal imaging is beneficial in the diagnosis of NPS. This report describes the diagnosis and management of a case of NPS with corticosteroid therapy that led to complete resolution. Kare Publishing 2021-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8651019/ /pubmed/35005506 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/bej.2021.56338 Text en Copyright: © 2021 by Beyoglu Eye Training and Research Hospital https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report
title Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report
title_full Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report
title_fullStr Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report
title_short Posterior Scleritis Simulating Choroidal Melanoma: A Case Report
title_sort posterior scleritis simulating choroidal melanoma: a case report
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8651019/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35005506
http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/bej.2021.56338
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