II. Definitions
- Hypopyon
- Layering out of White Blood Cells in anterior chamber
- Pseudohypopyon
- Neoplastic cell accumulation in the anterior chamber
- May occur with Lymphoma, Leukemia or Retinoblastoma
- Evaluated with flow cytometry of the anterior chamber aspirate
III. Causes
- Endoophthalmitis
- Anterior Uveitis
- Corneal Ulcer
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Behcet's Disease
- Causes an Anterior Uveitis, of which 10-30% of patients develop a Hypopyon
IV. References
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| Definition (NCI) | An accumulation of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye. |
| Definition (NCI_FDA) | An accumulation of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye. |
| Concepts | Disease or Syndrome (T047) |
| ICD9 | 364.05 |
| ICD10 | H20.05 |
| SnomedCT | 87807004 |
| Italian | Ipopion |
| Japanese | 前房蓄膿, ｾﾞﾝﾎﾞｳﾁｸﾉｳ |
| English | hypopyon, hypopyon (physical finding), HYPOPYON, Hypopyon, Pus in anterior chamber, Hypopyon (disorder) |
| Portuguese | HIPOPION, Hipópio |
| Spanish | HIPOPION, hipopión (trastorno), hipopión, Hipopion |
| French | HYPOPION, Hypopion |
| German | HYPOPYON, Hypopyon |
| Czech | Hypopyon |
| Hungarian | Hypopyon |
| Dutch | hypopyon |
