[Acute bilateral anterior uveitis with hypopyon revealing creeping angle-closure glaucoma].
We report the case of a 35-year-old Asian woman presenting with bilateral anterior uveitis with hypopyon associated with high intraocular pressure. In her past history, she described intermittent angle-closure episodes. Anterior chamber examination and ultrasound biomicroscopy revealed a creeping angle-closure glaucoma. This clinical entity can affect Asians. The angle is gradually shortened with an iris bombé that brings the peripheral iris close to the external angle wall. The acute episodes are often poorly symptomatic. An early diagnosis may prevent glaucoma damages.
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Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75635 Paris Cedex 13. nathalie.cassoux@psl.ap-hop-paris.fr
Lemaitre
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Hamard
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Tuil
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Lehoang
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Baudouin
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D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D010297:Paris; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000209:etiology*