Posterior scleral tuberculoma formation is an extremely rare condition. The few reports on scleral involvement in tuberculosis refer to cases of anterior scleritis. In the present manuscript we describe a patient who had rheumatoid arthritis and developed a large posterior scleral tuberculoma. The lesion provoked retinal detachment and visual loss and was diagnosed only after enucleation due to a misdiagnosis of choroidal melanoma.
Tuberculosis, ocular; Tuberculosis, ocular; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Sclera; Melanoma; Tuberculoma; Immunosupressive agents; Human; Female; Aged; Case reports