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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct;67(10):1711-1713.
doi: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_169_19.

Bilateral acute angle closure as presenting feature of Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)

Abhilasha Sanoria  1 , Ritu Arora  1 , Pallavi Dokania  1
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Case Reports

Bilateral acute angle closure as presenting feature of Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)

Abhilasha Sanoria et al. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2019 Oct.
No abstract available

Keywords: Bilateral uveal effusion; carbamazepine; drug reaction with eosinophillia and systemic symptoms.

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Showing lid edema and conjunctival chemosis
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Shallow anterior chamber with diffuse corneal edema
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(a) Increased choroidal thickness on ultrasound. (b) Post resolution
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Rash around neck, face and hand
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Figure 5
Iris atrophy and glaucomaflecken
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