Orbital lymphoma misdiagnosed as scleritis.
OBJECTIVE
To describe two patients in whom orbital lymphoma was misdiagnosed and treated as scleritis.


METHODS
Two case reports with clinicopathologic correlation.


METHODS
Each patient underwent clinical, radiologic, and histologic assessment.


METHODS
Histologic confirmation of the diagnosis of orbital lymphoma.


RESULTS
The two patients who had been diagnosed and treated as having scleritis were found to have orbital lymphoma.


CONCLUSIONS
The differential diagnosis for scleritis should include lymphoma.
Dorey
Suzanne E
SE
Department of Clinical Ophthalmology, Institute of Ophthalmology, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom.
Clark
Brian J
BJ
Christopoulos
Viki A
VA
Lightman
Susan
S
D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009918:Orbital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000532:radiotherapy; D015423:Scleritis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor