An atypical clinical/radiological presentation of Retinoblastoma in a 4-year-old child: A case report & educational lessons from Syria.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Retinoblastoma (Rb), the most common intraocular malignancy of children, typically presents with leukocoria or strabismus, and in later stages, the most common sign may be proptosis. Radiological techniques show calcification as an important finding for the diagnoses. This neoplasm can mimic any orbital or ocular disease in its atypical clinical/radiological presentations, which delay the diagnosis leading to high mortality rates.

Case presentation

Here we report a case of a 4-year-old male child who presented to our hospital with ocular pain, edema, and inflammatory signs in the right eye, with no calcification. Clinical examination and radiological techniques suggested a broad spectrum of differential diagnoses, including orbital Inflammatory pseudotumor. The

SUBMITTER: Hraib M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9206916 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature