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Arch Ophthalmol. 2005;123:864-866.

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We report a case of choroidal tuberculoma in an immunocompetent patient who was referred to us with the possible diagnosis of choroidal melanoma. Findings from routine investigations failed to identify systemic tuberculosis infection. Visual improvement and choroidal tuberculoma involution to a flat inactive scar can occur with proper and rapid diagnosis and treatment.

Report of a Case

A 24-year-old Guinean man living in Belgium for the last 6 months was referred to our hospital with a 10-day history of decreased vision in the left eye. He was of poor socioeconomic status and had no significant medical history, had not been exposed to tuberculosis, and had not received the bacille Calmette-Guérin vaccine. His visual acuity was 20/20 OD and 20/400 OS. Anterior segment examination findings from both eyes were within normal limits and did not reveal cell or flare. The right eye was normal on funduscopic examination. In the left eye, a 5-mm-diameter yellow choroidal . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Laurent J. Levecq, MD; Patrick De Potter, MD, PhD