title: [Ciliary body melanoma presenting as uveitis in a West Indian woman: Case report and review of the literature].
abstract: The incidence of uveal melanoma, in particular that of the ciliary body, is very low in black people, including West Indians. When symptomatic, it manifests as decreased or impaired visual acuity and seldom, if ever, pain. We report a case of ciliary body melanoma that is of scientific interest for two reasons: 1) a West Indian melanoderm patient being affected, 2) presentation as a recurrent uveitis with a transient increase of intraocular pressure, and without any decline in visual acuity. We recommend that in any case of uveitis, black patients included, a ciliary body tumor should always be excluded by pupillary dilation.
authors.affiliation: Service d'ophtalmologie, centre hospitalier universitaire de Fort-de-France, hôpital Pierre-Zobda-Quitman, boîte postale 632, 97261 Fort-de-France cedex, Martinique. Electronic address: eleonore.diwo@orange.fr.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Diwo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merle
mesh_terms: D002924:Ciliary Body / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D014604:Uveal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D014900:West Indies; D000098943:Uveal Melanoma
keywords: Blacks; Ciliary body melanoma; Mélanome du corps ciliaire; Sujet mélanoderme; Uveitis; Uvéite