title: Nodular sclerochoroidopathy simulating choroidal malignancy.
abstract: A 55-year-old man who had multiple subretinal and choroidal yellowish lesions and episcleral nodules for 1.5 years was diagnosed as having nodular sclerochoroidopathy after developing classic features of posterior scleritis with choroidal and serous retinal detachment. Long-term therapy with steroids in combination with mycophenolate mofetil resulted in regressed posterior scleritis and nodular lesions, as well as improved visual acuity. Nodular sclerochoroidopathy should be suspected in patients with subretinal and choroidal lesions and should be distinguished from choroidal neoplasm.
authors.affiliation: Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Elham
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hatef
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.forename: Peykan
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Turkcuoglu
authors.forename: Afsheen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khwaja
authors.forename: Roomasa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Channa
authors.forename: Eric P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Suan
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dibernado
authors.forename: Yasir J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Sepah
authors.forename: Diana V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Do
authors.forename: Quan Dong
authors.initials: QD
authors.lastname: Nguyen
mesh_terms: D015862:Choroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014792:Visual Acuity
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid