[Choroidal white dots and sarcoidosis].
BACKGROUND
Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease characterized by a noncaseating granuloma. Posterior segment disease with white choroidal dots occurs in only 5% of sarcoidosis cases with ocular involvement.


METHODS
We report here the case of a 45-year-old Caucasian patient complaining of a skin rash. The biomicroscopic examination of the posterior poles revealed bilateral choroidal white dots with kidney insufficiency. A kidney and skin biopsy revealed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.


CONCLUSIONS
This case is a rare example of posterior segment manifestation in sarcoidosis that must be considered when observing white choroidal dots.
Dufay-Dupar
B
B
Service d'Ophtalmologie Universitaire de Créteil V-Paris XII. avicenne5@voila.fr
Soubrane
G
G
Ortonne
N
N
D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications*