Masquerade syndrome: An eye problem as a manifestation of a more sinister disease

Abstract

A middle-aged man with cardiovascular risk factors, who suffered from a slight loss of unilateral vision for 6 months. After obtaining a diagnosis of diffuse choroiditis + papillitis within a probable masquerade syndrome, the patient was referred to outpatient Internal Medicine where this diagnosis was confirmed as an extended neoplastic disease.

Resumen

Varón de mediana edad con factores de riesgo cardiovascular, que presenta leve pérdida de visión unilateral de 6 meses de evolución. Tras obtener diagnóstico de coroiditis difusa + papilitis en el seno de un probable síndrome de mascarada, es derivado a consultas externas de Medicina Interna, donde es corroborado dicho diagnóstico en el seno de una enfermedad neoplásica extendida.