Open AccessSystemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma masquerading as neovascular glaucoma
Author(s) -
Pritam Bawankar,
Dipankar Das,
Harsha Bhattacharjee,
Shahinur Tayab,
Nilutparna Deori,
Vivek Paulbuddhe,
Shriya Dhar,
Apurba Deka
Publication year - 2018
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_746_17
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphoma , uveitis , hyphema , pathology , systemic inflammation , intraocular lymphoma , magnetic resonance imaging , glaucoma , radiology , ophthalmology , inflammation
We describe a case of spontaneous hyphema associated with anterior uveitis presents in a 69-year old female as the prominent sign of the intraocular spread of systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). She had a history of diabetes and initially misdiagnosed as neovascular glaucoma. Clinical history of systemic lymphoma, characteristic findings on B-scan ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging scan, and identification of atypical lymphoid cells in aqueous sample established the diagnosis of intraocular metastasis of systemic DLBCL. Therefore, this report highlights that life-threatening malignant systemic lymphoma may masquerade as anterior segment ocular inflammation or neovascular glaucoma.