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Abstract #86604 Published in IGR 21-2
Metastatic Lung Cancer Masquerading as Endophthalmitis
Dietrich KC; Janigian RH; Young ARhode Island medical journal (2013) 2020; 103: 52-54
A 41-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a painful and red left eye associated with chronic vision loss. He had a history of homelessness and polysubstance abuse including intravenous drug use. Fundus examination revealed several cream-colored lesions encroaching on the macula of the right eye, and a total retinal detachment with secondary neovascular glaucoma in the left eye. Further work-up with imaging and endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration revealed stage IV epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mu- tant (L858R) lung adenocarcinoma with brain, bone, adrenal, lymph node and bilateral choroid- al metastases. Herein we present a case of metastatic lung cancer masquerading as endophthalmitis.
Resident Physician, Brown Division of Ophthalmology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
Classification:
9.4.5.1 Neovascular glaucoma (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders > 9.4.5 Glaucomas associated with disorders of the retina, choroid and vitreous)
9.4.8 Glaucomas associated with intraocular tumors (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
9.4.15 Glaucoma in relation to systemic disease (Part of: 9 Clinical forms of glaucomas > 9.4 Glaucomas associated with other ocular and systemic disorders)
