Sclerochoroidal calcification as casual finding

Abstract

Sclerochoroidal calcification (SCC) is uncommon and benign. It is usually detected in a routine examination, finding multiple yellow-white lesions in the upper temporal region of the retina in middle-aged and elderly men. A case report is presented of a 79 year-old male patient, who during a routine examination with a pseudoexfoliative glaucoma in the right eye, as well as raised white-yellow subretinal lesions in the upper temporal region in both eyes. After establishing hypotensive treatment and performing autofluorescence, optical coherence tomography (OCT), ultrasound, ocular computed tomography (CT) and complete laboratory analysis, idiopathic SCC was diagnosed. SCC requires a complete ophthalmological and systemic study as it can be associated with endocrine disease. Periodic follow-up is also recommended, as well as to rule out possible complications, such as atrophy of the overlying pigment epithelium, serous detachment, or the appearance of neovascularization. The differential diagnosis should be made of benign and malignant lesions, in order to avoid unnecessary treatment.

Keywords: Calcificación esclerocoroidea; Computed tomography; Estudio metabólico; Metabolic study; Sclerochoroidal calcification; Tomografía computarizada.