A Case of Hypopyon Uveitis Associated With Relapsing Polychondritis

Recurrent Anterior Uveitis with Hypopyon Revealing Relapsing Polychondritis

“…Cyclitic membranes have been reported (16); however, hypopyon uveitis without scleritis is very exceptional (17). To our knowledge, only three reports (four cases) have been published (10,17,18). Anderson et al (10) reported two patients with hypopyon uveitis associated with RP.…”

“…In the second patient, a 42-year-old woman, the diagnosis of RP had been made 10 years before the occurrence of bilateral hypopyon uveitis. In the other two papers, the authors describe two cases of hypopyon uveitis without scleritis as a manifestation of RP (17,18). This case represents an unusual and original form of RP in a patient presenting initially with respiratory symptoms treated for asthma who developed recurrent anterior uveitis with hypopyon.…”

A Rare Cause of Hypopyon Anterior Uveitis: Relapsing Polychondritis

“…9,10 As far as we know, only four reports (five cases) have been published in the literature. [5][6][7][8] Genevois et al 5 and Lim and Han 6 published two RP cases with hypopyon uveitis. These patients had no scleritis similiar to our patient.…”

“…3,4 Nongranulomatous anterior uveitis is also a common feature in RP; however, uveitis with hypopyon is a rare finding. [5][6][7][8] In this article, we presented a male patient with hypopyon uveitis as the first manifestation of RP.…”