Abstract
PURPOSE: To report a case of a fungal mass misdiagnosed as a pigmented conjunctival melanoma. METHOD:: Case report. RESULT:: A 38-year-old woman was referred for a pigmented conjunctival lesion that was diagnosed as a melanoma. She had a history of a scleral buckle in that eye for retinal detachment 2 years before presentation. Slit-lamp examination revealed a pigmented mass from the 11- to 2-o?clock position. This was noted to be imbricated within the invagination of a conjunctival fold from the previous surgery. The mass was removed, cultured, and confirmed to be a fungal infection from Scytalidium sp. CONCLUSIONS: Scleral buckles can cause folds in the conjunctiva, which can be foci for fungal infection.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 744-746 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Cornea |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2014 |
Keywords
- conjunctival melanoma
- mycetoma
- scleral buckle
- Scytalidium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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Sayyad, F. E., Karp, C. L., Wong, J. R., Weiss, M. J., Bermudez-Magner, J. A., & Dubovy, S. (2014). Marsupialized fungal mycetoma masquerading as conjunctival melanoma. Cornea, 33(7), 744-746. https://doi.org/10.1097/ICO.0000000000000146