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OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
Volume 29, Issue 3, Pages 440-447Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/09273948.2019.1648835
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Optical coherence tomography; Retinitis; retinitis-like lesions; vitreoretinal lymphoma
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The study aimed to differentiate retinitis-like lesions in VRL from viral and toxoplasma retinitis, identifying distinctive features such as massive retinal thickening, sub-retinal pigment epithelium infiltrates, and partial restoration of retinal layers after specific therapy in VRL retinitis-like lesions. These unique OCT features can help differentiate VRL from other similar diseases and guide diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
Purpose: To describe the distinguishing features of retinitis-like lesions seen in vitreoretinal lymphoma (VRL) from viral and toxoplasma retinitis. Methods: In this multicenter, retrospective study, we reviewed charts and imaging of consecutive patients with VRL. The associated features and the characteristics of retinitis-like lesions were assessed and compared with those of viral and toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis. Primary outcome measures were the unique features of VRL retinitis-like lesions. Results: Out of 76 eyes of 38 patients with VRL, retinitis-like lesions were identified in 6 eyes and confirmed on OCT. Distinctive features of VRL retinitis-like lesions were massive retinal thickening, associated sub-retinal pigment epithelium infiltrates and partial restoration of retinal layers after specific therapy. Conclusion: VRL can present with retinitis-like lesions that have distinctive OCT features on presentation as well as healing that can help to differentiate them from other lookalike etiologies and can guide further diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
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