title: Spontaneous hyphema associated with anterior uveitis.
abstract: Few reports have described hyphema in association with anterior uveitis. Five cases of anterior chamber haemorrhage are reported in patients with five different anterior uveitic entities: Reiter's syndrome, juvenile chronic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, idiopathic anterior uveitis, and herpes simplex. Hyphema has been reported in association with idiopathic non-granulomatous anterior uveitis, but not with the other four entities. In three cases, iris rubeosis was present. In two cases the patients were taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents. The hyphemas occurred at times of heightened inflammation and resolved spontaneously without complication in all but one case, a boy with idiopathic uveitis who required surgery to remove the blood. The clinical outcome of these cases provides evidence that conservative medical management is usually sufficient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, MA 02114.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Raizman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014792:Visual Acuity