Ocular Masquerade syndrome
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 9
Abstract
Masquerade syndromes comprises a group of disorders simulating a chronic idiopathic uveitis, having an underlying primary cause that is not immune mediated and that is associated with an apparent clinical picture of intraocular inflammation. The main disorders that can masquerade as a uveitis are intraocular tumours, postoperative infections or degenerative conditions. Reporting a 35-year male who presented with unilateral painless blurring of vision in left eye, 3 month old painless swelling in left testis. Ocular and systemic evaluation revealed chronic granulomatous panuveitis of left eye, spermatocytic seminoma of left testis, para aortic lymphadenopathy, bilateral enlarged adrenals and bilateral pneumatocele.
Authors and Affiliations
Tasneem A F, Shwetha B A, Amanpreet Kaur, Merlin Benzy
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP180126
- DOI -
- Views 150
- Downloads 0
Maternal antenatal profile and immediate neonatal outcome in very low birth weight babies
Abstract Objective: To find out maternal risk factors associated with VLBW babies and study maternal risk factors associated with morbidity and mortality of VLBW babies. Method: The study was a prospective cross-sectiona...
A rare case of primary clear cell sarcoma of the leg in an elderly
Clear cell sarcoma (CCS) is an aggressive, rare soft-tissue tumor representing approximately 1 per cent of all soft tissue sarcomas. Also called malignant melanoma of soft parts because it shares a melanocytic phenotype...
Comparative study of clonidine and dexmedetomidine used as adjuvant to epidural ropivacaine in orthopaedic lower limb surgery
Background: A lot of researches have been done to find an ideal adjuvant to ropivacaine in regional anaesthesia that inhibits intra and post operative pain and prolong the duration of anaesthesia without any side effects...
A study of relationship between the keratometric and refractive astigmatism in pseudophakia
Introduction: The goal of current refractive cataract surgery is an excellent uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) in all fixation ranges, which requires a zero postoperative refractive astigmatism (RA). This goal may be rea...
Pulmonary function changes in a diabetic lung
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease characterised by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, action or both. Based on etiopathogenesis it is divided into 2 types, Type 1 and 2....