title: Sclerosing inflammatory pseudotumor of the eye.
abstract: We report the clinical course and pathologic findings in a case of intraocular sclerosing inflammatory pseudotumor in a 21-year-old man. The patient initially had a unilateral right interstitial keratitis, scleritis, uveitis, ciliary body mass, and retinal detachment. Scleral and vitreous biopsy specimens revealed an inflammatory process. The eye was eventually enucleated despite therapy with high doses of prednisone and ciprofloxacin hydrochloride. Histologic examination of the globe showed nongranulomatous, acute (neutrophils) and chronic (lymphocytes and histiocytes) inflammation with proliferation of fibrous tissue within the vitreous cavity, uvea, sclera, and contiguous orbital fibroadipose tissue. The contralateral eye later developed a similar mass that resolved following aggressive and prolonged immunosuppressive therapy with retention of 20/16 visual acuity.
authors: Ocular Immunology and Uveitis Service, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
authors: H S
authors: HS
authors: Uy
authors: Q D
authors: QD
authors: Nguyen
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Arbour
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gravel
authors: D J
authors: DJ
authors: D'Amico
authors: F A
authors: FA
authors: Jakobiec
authors: C S
authors: CS
authors: Foster
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015353:Eye Enucleation; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007634:Keratitis / Q000473:pathology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000473:pathology; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000473:pathology; D012590:Sclera / Q000473:pathology*; D015423:Scleritis / Q000473:pathology; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000473:pathology; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents