Acute panuveitis with haemorrhagic hypopyon as a presenting feature of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
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.
Biswas
J
J
Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India. drjb@sankaranethralaya.org
Samanta
T K
TK
Madhavan
H N
HN
Kumarasamy
N
N
Solomon
S
S
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
D015483:HIV Antibodies