Open AccessNecrotic choroidal melanoma masquerading as scleritis
Author(s) -
Christine Anggun Putri,
Sachin M. Salvi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_271_20
Subject(s) - medicine , scleritis , asymptomatic , choroidal melanoma , melanoma , differential diagnosis , dermatology , ophthalmology , pathology , uveitis , cancer research
We report a case of a patient who presented with symptoms of acute onset scleritis in the left eye but was found to have an underlying necrotic choroidal melanoma. Asymptomatic choroidal melanoma can undergo spontaneous necrosis and manifest as severe scleritis and should be considered as an important differential.