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A 34-year-old female a known scleroderma patient presented to us with ocular manifestations in the form choroiditis along with optic nerve involvement. Blood investigations were done, and the ocular findings were confirmed by fundus fluorescein angiography. She was successfully managed with systemic steroid therapy. Among the protean ocular manifestations in scleroderma, only a few cases of choroidal involvement have been reported. Further, clinical and histopathological studies may be needed to throw light on the exact etiopathogenesis.
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We report a case of a 45-year-old female, who was diagnosed as Behcet's disease and presented to us with nodular scleritis in her right eye.
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PURPOSE: To report the diagnosis of a case of tubercular sclerouveitis, which masqueraded as an ocular tumor. DESIGN: Case report. METHODS: Retrospective medical chart review including serological, radiological, and histopathological investigative results. RESULTS: A patient presented with recurrent episodes of sclerouveitis in his right eye. Serological investigations for infective and connective tissue disorders were negative. Radiological investigation was suggestive of a scleral perforation. The eye was enucleated and histopathological examination showed chronic inflammation. Polymerase chain reaction of the ocular tissue was positive for IS1160 for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. CONCLUSION: Infective scleritis should be suspected in cases of scleritis that progress despite treatment. Polymerase chain reaction is instrumental in diagnosing challenging cases.