Posterior scleral tuberculoma: case report

• Main Authors: Antonio Augusto Velasco e Cruz, Fernando Chahud, Rodrigo Feldman, Patricia Mitiko Santello Akaishi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Conselho Brasileiro de Oftalmologia 2011-02-01
• Series: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
• Subjects: Tuberculose ocular; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Esclera; Melanoma; Tuberculoma; Imunossupressores; Humano; Feminino; Idoso; Relatos de casos
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492011000100012&lng=en&tlng=en

Posterior scleral tuberculoma formation is an extremely rare condition. The few reports on scleral involvement in tuberculosis refer to cases of anterior scleritis. In the present manuscript we describe a patient who had rheumatoid arthritis and developed a large posterior scleral tuberculoma. The lesion provoked retinal detachment and visual loss and was diagnosed only after enucleation due to a misdiagnosis of choroidal melanoma.