Irving Armando Domínguez-Varela, Jorge A Aguilera-Partida, Lauren A Dalvin, Lucas A Garza-Garza, Leslie M Thompson-García, Álvaro Barbosa-Quintana, David Ancona-Lezama
INTRODUCTION: To report a case of a Hispanic girl with late-onset Retinoblastoma (Rb) who was misdiagnosed as a pars planitis prior to referral. Nearly 95% of all Rb cases are detected before age 5, and this patient was 8 years-old. METHODS: Case report of a late-onset Retinoblastoma with anterior chamber (AC) involvement plus the presence of an Ahmed valve. The patient had a history of a couple of months of topical therapy comprising medication for glaucoma, systemic steroids, and a filtration surgery (Ahmed valve), after that a biopsy was performed prior to referral...
February 10, 2021: European Journal of Ophthalmology