title: Posterior scleral tuberculoma: case report.
abstract: Posterior scleral tuberculoma formation is an extremely rare condition. The few reports on scleral involvement in tuberculosis refer to cases of anterior scleritis. In the present manuscript we describe a patient who had rheumatoid arthritis and developed a large posterior scleral tuberculoma. The lesion provoked retinal detachment and visual loss and was diagnosed only after enucleation due to a misdiagnosis of choroidal melanoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaringology and Head and Neck Surgery, Hospital das Clínicas of Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Antonio Augusto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Velasco e Cruz
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chahud
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: Patricia Mitiko Santello
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Akaishi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015422:Scleral Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000473:pathology*; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000473:pathology*