Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis associated with retinitis pigmentosa

Acta Ophthalmol Scand. 1998 Apr;76(2):243-4. doi: 10.1034/j.1600-0420.1998.760225.x.

Abstract

We report a case of bilateral retinitis pigmentosa simplex (RP) with a combination of unilateral Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis (FHU). Both of these entities are quite rare syndromes and coexistence of these entities in one patient is rarer than can be expected. Even though this rare coexistence came together in one patient, we found no hereditary factors to presume that both traits segregate independently.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cataract / complications
  • Cataract / physiopathology
  • Cataract Extraction
  • Female
  • Fundus Oculi
  • Humans
  • Lenses, Intraocular
  • Postoperative Period
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / complications*
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / pathology
  • Retinitis Pigmentosa / physiopathology
  • Uveitis / complications*
  • Uveitis / physiopathology
  • Visual Acuity / physiology