Focal posttraumatic choroidal granulomatous inflammation.

PURPOSE: This study was performed to describe the clinicopathologic features of a group of patients with posttraumatic unilateral focal choroidal granulomatous inflammation.

METHODS

Enucleated eyes with focal choroidal granulomatous inflammation without clinical signs of contralateral ocular inflammation were identified. Clinical and pathologic features were recorded.

RESULTS

Six enucleated eyes that had been injured by projectiles had focal uveal granulomatous inflammation of the posterior choroid. Four eyes had uvea attached to or incarcerated into the wound. Two eyes had foreign material associated with the granulomatous inflammation, and two eyes had a disrupted lens with lens-induced inflammation. Two eyes exhibited the focal granulomatous inflammation at the site of a choroidal rupture. None of the six enucleated eyes contained Dalen-Fuchs' nodules.

CONCLUSIONS

Focal choroidal granulomatous inflammation may occur as a result of penetrating ocular trauma. The origin of this condition is unknown, although it likely represents a reaction to a foreign body.