Niemann–Pick Disease Type C Associated with Fuchs Heterochromic Iridocyclitis
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In this study, we report a 26-year-old female case of Niemann-Pick disease type C in association with Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis who was admitted with the complaint of ocular pain and redness following trauma. She had mild inflammatory signs and also vertical ocular motility limitations.
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[Pharmacological pseudo-Fuchs].
CASE REPORT A case of unilateral iridis hyperpigmentation and uveitis due to travoprost is presented. DISCUSSION Anterior uveitis is a rare side-effect of travoprost. In this case, heterochromic iris was also presented, which led us to the wrong diagnosis of a Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis. The differencial diagnosis along with the associated literature is discussed.
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