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Mimickers of anterior uveitis, scleritis and misdiagnoses- tips and tricks for the cornea specialist

“…Although vitreal, uveal, and orbital involvement of NHL are widely recognized, anterior chamber involvement is less frequent. The differentiating features between hypopyon of inflammatory origin and tumoral pseudohypopyon have been very interestingly outlined by Evereklioglu et al [ 21 ] In a pseudohypopion, the perilimbal area of the eye is not dusky red but rather white. Macroscopic signs to the naked eye shows that the anterior chamber meniscus is heaped up at its edges.…”

“…Tumoral pseudohypopyon contains a lower concentration of fibrinous exudate which is mobile in the direction of leaning which is a pathognomonic feature of “tumoral pseudohypopyon”. Finally, a pseudohypopyon is “blood-streaked pinkish” and not white-colored [ 21 ].…”

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“…We read with great interest the reply by Evereklioglu et al . [ 1 ] to our photo essay. Firstly, we would like to sincerely thank the authors for raising very valid points and for their detailed analysis.…”

“…We express our gratitude to Evereklioglu et al . [ 1 ] for rightly pointing it out and stand corrected on this matter. As regards the presence of ciliary congestion in the case, it was, in fact, present in the case in certain quadrants, along with diffuse conjunctival congestion.…”

“…The differentiating features between hypopyon of inflammatory origin and tumoral pseudohypopyon have been very proficiently outlined by Evereklioglu et al . [ 1 ] in their manuscript, which should be known to all ophthalmologists. We commend the authors for their thorough scrutiny and thank them for pointing out the subtle shortcomings in our manuscript.…”