Optic nerve head sarcoidosis mimicking an intraocular tumour, and occurring as the first manifestation of neuro-ocular sarcoidosis

Optic nerve head sarcoidosis mimicking an intraocular tumour, and occurring as the first manifestation of neuro-ocular sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is a chronic idiopathic granulomatous inflammatory disease that can affect many major organ systems, primarily the lungs, and hence has remarkable clinical heterogeneity. At least 50% of patients with systemic sarcoidosis develop inflammatory eye disease, and in approximately 21% of case...

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Veröffentlicht in:American journal of ophthalmology case reports 2020-12, Vol.20, p.100988, Article 100988
Hauptverfasser: Krishna, Yamini, Christou, Louise, Khzouz, Jakub, Hussain, Rumana, Heimann, Heinrich, Coupland, Sarah E.
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Hodgkin lymphoma
Mediastinal sarcoidosis
Neuro-ocular sarcoidosis
Ocular sarcoidosis
Optic nerve sarcoidosis
Sarcoid-like reaction
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Zusammenfassung:Sarcoidosis is a chronic idiopathic granulomatous inflammatory disease that can affect many major organ systems, primarily the lungs, and hence has remarkable clinical heterogeneity. At least 50% of patients with systemic sarcoidosis develop inflammatory eye disease, and in approximately 21% of cases, it may be the first clinical manifestation. Neuro-ocular involvement occurs in
ISSN:2451-9936
2451-9936
DOI:10.1016/j.ajoc.2020.100988