[Diagnosis and treatment of uveitis; not restricted to the ophthalmologist].

نویسندگان

  • Jan A M van Laar
  • Mirjam E J van Velthoven
  • Tom Missotten
  • Robert W A M Kuijpers
  • P Martin van Hagen
  • Aniki Rothova
چکیده

Visual symptoms due to uveitis involve a wide range of possible causes. Familiarity with its clinical manifestations, referral indications and treatment strategies is required for the optimal use of current therapeutic options. Uveitis can be caused by infectious and non-infectious factors, resulting in differing prognoses and treatments. The treatment of chronic, non-infectious uveitis has profoundly changed in the last years due to the advent of biological therapies. In severe uveitis, treatment of the underlying cause is required for the prevention of the loss of vision; multidisciplinary team collaboration is therefore important.

برای دانلود رایگان متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

A Rare Case of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis and Uveitis Syndrome Treated with a Multi-Specialty Approach

BACKGROUND It is important for an ophthalmologist and nephrologist to look for hidden causes of uveitis and nephritis, respectively. Delay in diagnosis leads to increased morbidity and failure to systemically manage the patient results in future recurrence of disease. It is likely that TINU remains underdiagnosed and could potentially account for some of the cases of idiopathic uveitis, especia...

متن کامل

Ocular uveitis as the initial presentation of syphilis.

BACKGROUND To document the characteristics of syphilitic patients who present with ocular uveitis clinically and are diagnosed by an ophthalmologist first. METHODS Retrospective chart review of uveitis patients in the department of ophthalmology between 1992 and 2004 was done. We included only those patients with positive serologic tests, active ocular uveitis, and record of detailed examinat...

متن کامل

HLA-B27 Association with Uveitis in an Asian Indian Population

Background: Uveitis refers to diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation of the uveal tract. Anterior uveitis is a common ocular disease characterized by inflammation of the iris and the ciliary body. Objectives: To establish the frequency of HLA-B27- positive uveitis in Asian Indian population, study their clinical profile and compare it with other reports in literature. Methods: We re...

متن کامل

PReS-FINAL-2030: Treatment with leflunomide results in a higher flare rate of chronic uveitis compared to methotrexate in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with both drugs

Methods The database of the German Center for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology was searched for all patients admitted from January 2010 until October 2011 with a diagnosis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and chronic anterior uveitis and treatment periods with both leflunomide and methotrexate. Patients with uveitis due to other causes were excluded. A retrospective chart survey was used t...

متن کامل

معرفی یک مورد سندرم نفریت اینترستیشیال حاد و یووئیتیس

Concurrence of interstitial nephritis and uveitis named tubulointestitioal nephritis and uveitis syndrome (TINU) are unusual and uncommon presentations of interstitial nephritis. This syndrome is considered after ruling out other differential diagnoses. A-38-year old man presented with acute renal failure and uveitis. The histologic findings of renal biopsy showed acute tubulointestitioal nephr...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde

دوره 157 38  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013