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Christopher M. Andreoli, MD; Deeba Husain, MD; Thomas S. Davis, MD; John I. Loewenstein, MD

Arch Ophthalmol. 2006;124:1790-1792.

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Here we report 2 cases of choroidal disease and subretinal fluid heralding metastatic malignancy. The first case was in a patient with central nervous system Burkitt lymphoma who was positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the second was a patient with metastatic non–small cell lung carcinoma.

Report of Cases

Case 1. A 54-year-old man experienced decreased vision in his right eye for 1 week. His medical history was notable for HIV without AIDS with a CD4 count of 714 one month prior to initial examination. He reported recent rhinitis and jaw, back, and hip pain as well as numbness of his face. Visual acuity was 20/40 OD and 20/20 OS. Anterior segment examination was unremarkable. There was no vitreous cell. Fundus examination results were normal OS with areas of subretinal fluid and creamy retinal pigment epithelium . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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