Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
Purpose. In Italy we say that the most unlucky things can happen to physicians when they get sick, despite the attention of colleagues. To confirm this rumor, we report the sad story of a surgeon with bilateral vitreitis and glaucoma unresponsive to traditional therapies. Methods/Design. Case report...
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| author | Silvana Guerriero Ermete Giancipoli Lorenza Ciracì Giuseppe Ingravallo Marcella Prete Elisabetta Di Leo Antonietta Cimmino Nicola Cardascia |
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| description | Purpose. In Italy we say that the most unlucky things can happen to physicians when they get sick, despite the attention of colleagues. To confirm this rumor, we report the sad story of a surgeon with bilateral vitreitis and glaucoma unresponsive to traditional therapies. Methods/Design. Case report. Results. After one year of steroidal and immunosuppressive therapy, a vitrectomy, and a trabeculectomy for unresponsive bilateral vitreitis and glaucoma, MRI showed a multicentre primary central nervous system lymphoma, which was the underlying cause of the masquerade syndrome. Conclusions. All ophthalmologists and clinicians must be aware of masquerade syndromes, in order to avoid delays in diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-008686b0a8034d8a946c967db87d6fed2025-02-03T01:10:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine2090-67222090-67302011-01-01201110.1155/2011/329857329857Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System LymphomaSilvana Guerriero0Ermete Giancipoli1Lorenza Ciracì2Giuseppe Ingravallo3Marcella Prete4Elisabetta Di Leo5Antonietta Cimmino6Nicola Cardascia7Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Pathology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Pathology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Bari Medical School, 70124 Bari, ItalyPurpose. In Italy we say that the most unlucky things can happen to physicians when they get sick, despite the attention of colleagues. To confirm this rumor, we report the sad story of a surgeon with bilateral vitreitis and glaucoma unresponsive to traditional therapies. Methods/Design. Case report. Results. After one year of steroidal and immunosuppressive therapy, a vitrectomy, and a trabeculectomy for unresponsive bilateral vitreitis and glaucoma, MRI showed a multicentre primary central nervous system lymphoma, which was the underlying cause of the masquerade syndrome. Conclusions. All ophthalmologists and clinicians must be aware of masquerade syndromes, in order to avoid delays in diagnosis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/329857 |
| spellingShingle | Silvana Guerriero Ermete Giancipoli Lorenza Ciracì Giuseppe Ingravallo Marcella Prete Elisabetta Di Leo Antonietta Cimmino Nicola Cardascia Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma Case Reports in Ophthalmological Medicine |
| title | Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma |
| title_full | Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma |
| title_fullStr | Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma |
| title_short | Masquerade Syndrome of Multicentre Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma |
| title_sort | masquerade syndrome of multicentre primary central nervous system lymphoma |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/329857 |
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