AI Article Synopsis
- The study reports a rare case of unilateral acute hypertensive uveitis occurring alongside systemic leptospirosis in a young male patient from coastal Karnataka, India.
- The patient, who was experiencing an acute febrile illness, was found to have elevated intraocular pressure and anterior uveitis in one eye.
- The uveitis improved with medical treatment, highlighting the need to include leptospirosis as a potential diagnosis in similar eye conditions.
Article Abstract
Purpose: We report the rare occurrence of unilateral acute hypertensive uveitis in the acute phase of systemic leptospirosis.
Methods: Observational case report and review of literature.
Results: A young male mason from coastal Karnataka in south India, presenting with acute febrile illness, was diagnosed to have systemic leptospirosis. He also had features of sudden raised intraocular pressure with anterior uveitis in one eye, which subsided with medical management.
Conclusion: Leptospirosis should be considered as a differential in the diagnosis of acute hypertensive uveitis.
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