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ArticleCureus2026

Masquerade Syndrome Presenting as Optic Neuritis and Retinitis Due to Pituitary Germinoma.

Atsuki Fukushima, Yoshitake Kato, Hitoshi Tabuchi

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Atsuki FukushimaOphthalmology, Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, JPN.
Yoshitake KatoOphthalmology, Tsukazaki Hospital, Himeji, JPN.
Hitoshi TabuchiOphthalmology, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JPN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Masquerade syndrome is a collective term for various ocular diseases presenting with clinical features resembling intraocular inflammation. Delays in definitive diagnosis and treatment can not only lead to irreversible vision loss but also impact the patient's prognosis regarding survival. We report the case of a 26-year-old male patient who presented with impaired vision in the right eye, which had persisted for six months; neuroretinitis was diagnosed. Although infectious neuroretinitis was suspected, tests for pathogens such as

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germinomahydrocephalusmasquerade syndromesneuroretinitisuveitis

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PMID42852165
PMCPMC13649161

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