title: Recurrent fungal iris granuloma in a 10-year-old child.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the diagnosis of a case of recurrent iris fungal granuloma presumed to be an iris tuberculoma in a 10-year-old girl.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective medical chart review including serological and microbiological investigative results
  
  
  RESULTS
  A patient presented with iris mass associated with anterior uveitis. Serological tests were positive for IgM of tuberculosis. Steroids treatment was initiated in conjunction with anti-tuberculosis treatment. The course showed remissions and exacerbation. Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the granuloma proved the etiologic agent to be Aspergillus fumigates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fine needle aspiration biopsy should be used in the diagnosis of iris masses associated with recurrent inflammation.
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Selvakumar
authors.forename: Ovi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sofia
authors.forename: Lingam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gopal
authors.forename: Jyotirmay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015821:Eye Infections, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007499:Iris Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D065819:Voriconazole
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014230:Triazoles; D015725:Fluconazole; D065819:Voriconazole