Open AccessChoroidal hematoma presenting as pseudo-uveal melanoma in a monocular 47-year-old Asian Indian lady with opaque media.
Author(s) -
Aditya Bansal,
Pukhraj Rishi,
Swakshyar Saumya Paul,
Kumar Saurabh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
doaj (doaj: directory of open access journals)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/ojo.ojo_140_2016
Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , lesion , presentation (obstetrics) , ultrasound , choroidal melanoma , ophthalmology , radiology , pathology , cancer research
Pseudomelanoma is a condition that mimics a uveal melanoma. Various methods are used to differentiate between uveal melanoma and mimicking conditions, but none is definitive. We report a case of localized hemorrhagic choroidal detachment in monocular middle-aged Asian lady of Indian origin with opaque media secondary to failed corneal graft. An ultrasound scan revealed a mass lesion suspected to be choroidal melanoma. After 10 weeks of observation and follow-up, lesion showed complete regression as seen with serial ultrasound scans. This case is being presented for its rarity and unique presentation in a bilaterally blind patient with spontaneous resolution of pseudomelanoma documented with serial imaging.