Glaucomatocyclitic crisis in a child.
OBJECTIVE
To report a case of glaucomatocyclitic crisis (Posner-Schlossman syndrome) in a child.


METHODS
Case report. A 13-year-old boy presented with decreased vision, photophobia, halos, and pain in the right eye.


RESULTS
Findings in this child were consistent with a diagnosis of Posner-Schlossman syndrome.


CONCLUSIONS
Glaucomatocyclitic crisis can occur in a child and must be included in the differential diagnosis of uveitis and glaucoma in pediatric patients.
Burnstein
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Department of Ophthalmology, University of Maryland, USA. doryoc@aol.com
Shelton
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Higginbotham
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