Posterior scleral tuberculoma: case report.
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چکیده
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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia
دوره 74 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011