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Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Rheumatology
Immunology

Background:

Birdshot chorioretinopathy is a posterior uveitis characterized by specific funduscopic findings.
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem inflammatory disease that can affect the eyes.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe an unusual case of sarcoidosis presenting with clinical features mimicking birdshot chorioretinopathy.
To highlight the importance of considering sarcoidosis in the differential diagnosis of birdshot-like presentations.

Main Methods:

Observational case report.
Review of clinical, laboratory, photographic, and histopathologic data.
Funduscopic examination and lymph node biopsy.

Main Results:

A patient with sarcoidosis exhibited hypopigmented chorioretinal lesions identical to birdshot chorioretinopathy.
Biopsy confirmed noncaseating granulomas, consistent with sarcoidosis.
HLA-A29 testing was negative, ruling out typical birdshot chorioretinopathy.

Conclusions:

Sarcoidosis can present with choroidal lesions indistinguishable from birdshot chorioretinopathy.
Sarcoidosis should be included in the differential diagnosis for suspected birdshot chorioretinopathy.
Patients diagnosed with birdshot chorioretinopathy should be evaluated for sarcoidosis.