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Glaucomatocyclitic crisis in a child
Y Burnstein1, K Shelton, E J Higginbotham
1Department of Ophthalmology, University of Maryland, USA. doryoc@aol.com
American Journal of Ophthalmology
|July 31, 1998
Abstract
Purpose:
To report a case of glaucomatocyclitic crisis (Posner-Schlossman syndrome) in a child.
Method:
Case report. A 13-year-old boy presented with decreased vision, photophobia, halos, and pain in the right eye.
Result:
Findings in this child were consistent with a diagnosis of Posner-Schlossman syndrome.
Conclusion:
Glaucomatocyclitic crisis can occur in a child and must be included in the differential diagnosis of uveitis and glaucoma in pediatric patients.