Hypopyon in the context of tuberculous uveitis.
An 86-year-old man presented with blurred vision and pain in the left eye. A slitlamp examination revealed anterior uveitis with hypopyon. During the investigation of the uveitis, the diagnosis of tuberculosis was confirmed. Hypopyon is a rare manifestation of uveitis due to tuberculosis.
1st Department of Ophthalmology, University of Athens, Athens, Greece. eirchat@yahoo.gr
Irini P
IP
Chatziralli
Petros
P
Keryttopoulos
Leonidas
L
Papazisis
Marilita M
MM
Moschos
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D014392:Tuberculosis, Ocular / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology