title: Acute panuveitis with haemorrhagic hypopyon as a presenting feature of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
abstract: Anterior uveitis is a known clinical entity in herpes zoster ophthalmicus associated with AIDS. However, reports of acute haemorrhagic hypopyon uveitis in such cases are lacking. Herein we describe a young male patient presenting with acute panuveitis with haemorrhagic hypopyon, who was found HIV positive on investigation.
authors.affiliation: Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India. drjb@sankaranethralaya.org
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Samanta
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Madhavan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumarasamy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006988:Hyphema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D015864:Panuveitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies