Tuberculous uveitis presenting as pigmented hypopyon – A case report

Purpose: Hypopyon in the eye is an alarming sign. A case of tuberculous uveitis which presented with pigmented hypopyon has been described. The aim of this paper is to report pigmented hypopyon, a rare presentation of tuberculous uveitis in a diabetic patient. Observations: A 42-year-old patient wit...

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Published in:	American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports
Main Authors:	Sachin B. Shetty, M.S., Santhosh H. Devulapally, Sowmiya Murali, Jaydeep A. Walinjkar, Jyotirmay Biswas
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2017-09-01
Subjects:	Tuberculous anterior uveitis Pigmented hypopyon Miliary tuberculosis Hypopyon uveitis Immunosuppression
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451993616302134

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