[A case of segmental sunset glow fundus following a choroidal tumor-like lesion].
This paper presents a very rare case of segmental sunset glow fundus following a choroidal tumor-like lesion in a 59-year-old woman. She complained of metamorphopsia in her left eye. Funduscopic examination disclosed a pale yellowish choroidal tumefaction, superotemporal to the macula. She was initially thought to have a choroidal tumor. However, in spite of systemic investigation, a diagnosis could not be made. Gradually the lesion became flattened but spread to the periphery. Iridocyclitis with Koeppe's nodule occurred but regressed after treatment with a topical steroid. Three months after the initial onset of the lesion, funduscopy showed a red area, the "sunset glow", in the superior temporal quadrant. This case resembles Harada disease because of the red coloration in the fundus, iridocyclitis with Koeppe's nodule, and human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-DR4 positivity. But other findings were not compatible with the criteria of Harada disease. It seems that the present lesion has not been reported in the past.
Ikebe
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Department of Ophthalmology, Oita Medical University, Japan.
Nakatsuka
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Okada
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K
D002829:Choroid / Q000473:pathology*; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D015863:Iridocyclitis / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014607:Uveomeningoencephalitic Syndrome / Q000473:pathology