Table 1.
Chronic endophthalmitis | Posterior granuloma | Peripheral granuloma | |
---|---|---|---|
Frequency | 25% | 25-46% | 20-40% |
Average age at onset | 2-8 years | 6-14 years | 6-40 years |
Clinical features | Severe granulomatous vitreitis Cyclitic membranes Retinal detachment Leucokoria Strabismus Hypopion | White pseudogliomatous mass at the posterior pole, Retinal folds Emorrhagic perilesional retinal detachment Intralesional neovascularization Subretinal haemorrhages | Granuloma anterior to the equator, usually located temporally (90%) Retinal folds, vitreous tractive membranes Macular and optic nerve disversion Retinal detachment Associated pars planitis |
Differential diagnosis | Retinoblastoma Coats' disease Hyperplastic primitive vitreous ROP | Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis POHS Idiopathic subretinal neovascular membranes | Congenital retinal folds Pars planitis Familiar exudative vitreoretinopathy |