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Daniella Socci da Costa1,2, Remo Turchetti Moraes1, Moyses Eduardo Zajdenweber1
1Instituto Brasileiro de Oftalmologia (IBOL), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Case Reports in Ophthalmology
|December 1, 2025
Summary
This case report details a rare paraneoplastic syndrome in an 18-year-old male with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL). Ocular inflammation presented as bilateral visual loss, highlighting the importance of considering HL in atypical uveitis cases.
Area of Science:
- Ophthalmology
- Oncology
- Immunology
Background:
- Ocular involvement in Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is rare.
- Paraneoplastic syndromes can present with diverse ocular manifestations.
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