Cytopathology of the material obtained by paracentesis disclosed polymorphonuclear leukocytes, histiocytes, multinucleated giant cells, and plasma cells surrounding amorphous lens material (Figure 4). A fragment of lens capsule was also present (Figure 5).

Figure 4. Biopsy specimen showing a multinucleated giant cell (arrowhead), epithelioid cells (double arrowhead), and PMNs (arrow). Mag. bar = 50 mm, Papanicolaou stain.

Figure 5. A fragment of lens capsule. Mag. bar = 50 mm, Romanovsky stain.