A 40-year-old female patient referred for a possible intraocular tumor was found to have an endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis in her right eye. Fundus examination revealed an amelanotic dome shaped choroidal mass and an exudative retinal detachment. Enhanced Depth Imaging-Optical Coherence Tomography (EDI-OCT), fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and ultrasounds were suggestive of a possible choroidal melanoma. A multimodal imaging approach and a thorough anamnesis were instrumental in establishing the correct diagnosis.
Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis masquerading as an intraocular tumor / A.P. Salvetti, M. Pellegrini, F. Bottoni, G. Staurenghi. - In: SAUDI JOURNAL OF OPHTHALMOLOGY. - ISSN 1319-4534. - 30:1(2016 Jan 01), pp. 71-74. [10.1016/j.sjopt.2015.11.003]
Endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis masquerading as an intraocular tumor
G. Staurenghi
2016
Abstract
A 40-year-old female patient referred for a possible intraocular tumor was found to have an endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis in her right eye. Fundus examination revealed an amelanotic dome shaped choroidal mass and an exudative retinal detachment. Enhanced Depth Imaging-Optical Coherence Tomography (EDI-OCT), fundus autofluorescence (FAF) and ultrasounds were suggestive of a possible choroidal melanoma. A multimodal imaging approach and a thorough anamnesis were instrumental in establishing the correct diagnosis.
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