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case_images: Clinical picture showing a central epithelial and stromal opacity (arrow). In the anterior chamber, a 0.5 mm hypopyon is shown (arrowhead). The central corneal defect and the anterior chamber inflammation make visibility inside the eye difficult
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case_images: FIG1
case_images: The epithelial lesion had enlarged to approximately 3.5 x 3.5 mm, and slit-lamp examination revealed hypopyon and anterior chamber cellularity (Figure 1).
case_images: Clinical picture during corneal scraping and aqueous humor sampling. A central epithelial defect with well-defined margins (arrowhead)
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case_images: FIG2
case_images: Corneal scraping and aqueous humor sampling were performed for Gram staining, culture, and immunoassays to rule out herpes simplex and varicella-zoster (Figure 2).
case_images: Clinical picture in which the central epithelial defect is still well defined. However, the hypopyon inside the anterior chamber is no longer present, and the visibility inside the anterior chamber has drastically improved
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case_images: One week later, the patient reported significant pain relief, with diminished anterior chamber inflammation and improvement of the epithelial defect (Figure 3).