title: Massive choroidal detachment masking overlying primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment: a case series.
abstract: Choroidal detachment (CD) along with primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) as a presenting finding is a well-recognised association. The pathogenesis appears to revolve around the hypotony induced by the primary RRD and an unstable choroidal vascular system. We present 3 patients with massive CD with minimal or no overlying RRD, initially misdiagnosed as a CD due to other causes. Since the correct diagnosis may be delayed, such cases form a real challenge in differential diagnosis and management. The underlying cycle where the retinal defect of a primary RRD is buckled by a CD, followed by the regression of the latter and the recurrence of the RRD is demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Moorfields Eye Hospital, City Road, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De Smedt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012163:Retinal Detachment / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*