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
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