Idiopathic solitary granuloma of the uveal tract
C. Margo and L. E. Zimmerman
We reviewed the clinical and histopathologic features of 11 cases of a
distinctive solitary necrotizing granuloma of the uveal tract. No clinical
or histopathologic cause for the lesion could be found in any case. The
granulomas were located between the pars plana ciliaris and the equator and
had an annular configuration. Uveal effusion and total retinal detachment
were present in each eye. Uveitis was unilateral in all cases, and all
patients were in otherwise good health. The morphologic characteristics of
the solitary necrotizing granuloma suggest an infection, but the cause of
this previously unreported entity remains to be determined.
