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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov 6;35(1):142-145.
doi: 10.5606/ArchRheumatol.2020.7377. eCollection 2020 Mar.

A Rare Cause of Hypopyon Anterior Uveitis: Relapsing Polychondritis

Nilüfer Zorlutuna Kaymak  1 , Murat Oklar  1 , Burak Tanyildiz  1 , Mehmet Engin Tezcan  2 , Şaban ŞİmŞek  1
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Case Reports

A Rare Cause of Hypopyon Anterior Uveitis: Relapsing Polychondritis

Nilüfer Zorlutuna Kaymak et al. Arch Rheumatol. .

Abstract

Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare multisystemic disease. It affects cartilage and proteoglycan-rich structures. Ocular findings are the most frequent systemic involvement of the disease. The most common ocular manifestations are episcleritis and scleritis. During the course of the disease, uveitis may also be seen. However, as far as we know, nongranulomatous anterior uveitis with hypopyon is an uncommon ocular finding. In this article, we report a 27-year-old male patient who presented with hypopyon anterior uveitis as a revealing manifestation of RP.

Keywords: Hypopyon uveitis; ocular manifestations; relapsing polychondritis.

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Conflict of Interest: The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Anterior segment photography of inflamed right eye.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Auricular chondritis in the left ear of the patient.
Figure 3
Figure 3. Auricular chondritis in the right ear of the patient.
Figure 4
Figure 4. Right auricular chondritis is more prominent from the backside.
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