Systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma masquerading as neovascular glaucoma

Abstract

We describe a case of spontaneous hyphema associated with anterior uveitis presents in a 69-year old female as the prominent sign of the intraocular spread of systemic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). She had a history of diabetes and initially misdiagnosed as neovascular glaucoma. Clinical history of systemic lymphoma, characteristic findings on B-scan ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging scan, and identification of atypical lymphoid cells in aqueous sample established the diagnosis of intraocular metastasis of systemic DLBCL. Therefore, this report highlights that life-threatening malignant systemic lymphoma may masquerade as anterior segment ocular inflammation or neovascular glaucoma.

Keywords

• Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
• intraocular lymphoma
• metastatic systemic lymphoma
• neovascular glaucoma
• non-Hodgkin's lymphoma