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ArticleRadiology case reports2023

A case of sclerochoroidal calcification masquerading as a retained intraocular foreign body.

Xheida Mani, Richard Johnson

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 authors.

Xheida ManiSchool of Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa, 85 Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand.
Richard JohnsonGreenlane Clinical Centre, Auckland, Aotearoa, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 41-year-old, New Zealand European male, was seen in the acute eye clinic as an in-patient from the trauma ward with multiple comorbidities including an orbital fracture from injuries sustained in a road traffic accident. It is not uncommon in emergency settings for emergency physicians to review polytrauma patients prior to Ophthalmologists, with Computerized Tomography being the imaging modality of choice. A hyper-dense lesion within the right globe was noted by radiology at the time and concerns were raised about the possibility of a retained intraocular foreign body. Upon Ophthalmic examination, a clinical diagnosis of sclerochoroidal calcification was made. This case highlights a rare case of sclerochoroidal calcification manifesting as a hyperdense lesion on computerized tomography masquerading as an intraocular foreign body.

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Ocular computerized tomographyOcular traumaPseudo intraocular foreign bodySclerochoroidal calcification

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PMID37006837
PMCPMC10050674

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