A hypopyon is a pus collection within the anterior chamber of the eye.
Patients
will present with pain, irritation, itchiness of affected eye. Some may
have decreased visual acuity or photophobia. This patient did not have
decreased visual acuity or photophobia other than the limited visual
field besides the pain and irritation.
It is
not a disease per se, but a presentation of diseases. It can develop due
to trauma secondary to the spread of other infections such as
keratitis. Common bacterial origins include staphylococci or
steptococci, fungi or viruses. Non-infectious origins can occur too,
such as non-infectious uveitis secondary to auto-immune syndromes such
as Behcet's disease, Reiter's syndrome as well as some malignancies.
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