Bilateral acute iris transillumination (BAIT) initially misdiagnosed as acute iridocyclitis
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Bilateral acute iris transillumination (BAIT) initially misdiagnosed as acute iridocyclitis.
Bilateral acute iris transillumination (BAIT) is a relatively new clinical entity characterized by bilateral acute loss of iris pigment epithelium, iris transillumination, pigment dispersion in the anterior chamber, and sphincter paralysis. We report the case of a 30-year-old male who was initially diagnosed with acute iridocyclitis in a different clinic and treated with topical and systemic co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0004-2749
DOI: 10.5935/0004-2749.20150029