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Sympathetic ophthalmia: A clinicopathologic report

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Annals of Ophthalmology

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A 22-year-old man presented after a pentrating knife injury to the left eye, causing prolapse of the iris, ciliary body, and retinal tissue. The wound was repaired, and antibiotic and steroid therapy was started. At that time, the right eye appeared normal. The patient stopped treatment after discharge and was readmitted 2 weeks later with bilateral panuveitis. His injured eye was enucleated. Pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of sympathetic ophthalmia.

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  1. Pathology Department, Hasharon Hospital, PO Box 101, Petah Tikva, Israel

    Rumelia Koren MD,  Anette Siegal MD & Rivka Gal MD

  2. Department of Ophthalmology, Hasharon Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel

    Ittiel Appel MD,  Rahamin Avisar MD, Anat Robinson MD & Hana Savir MD

  3. Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Ittiel Appel MD,  Rahamin Avisar MD, Anat Robinson MD & Hana Savir MD

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Koren, R., Appel, I., Avisar, R. et al. Sympathetic ophthalmia: A clinicopathologic report. Ann Ophthalmol 32, 15–17 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-000-0004-7

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