title: Urate deposition in the iris and anterior chamber.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report on a patient with clear gelatinoid deposits on the iris and in the anterior chamber (AC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Observational case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Examination of AC aspirate and iris and conjunctival biopsies by light and transmission electron microscopy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical and histopathological findings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Analysis of the aqueous humor and iris ultrastructure disclosed the presence of urate deposits.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Urate deposition in the iris and anterior chamber rarely occurs.
authors.affiliation: Eye Pathology Laboratory, Wilmer Eye Institute, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coassin
authors.forename: Omar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Piovanetti
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: W Richard
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003460:Crystallization; D005260:Female; D006068:Gonioscopy; D006073:Gout / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013396:Suction; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014527:Uric Acid