BACKGROUND An uncommon case of stromal keratitis and anterior uveitis due to herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is reported. CASE The patient was a 3-year-old boy admitted for conjunctival injection of the right eye of unknown cause, accompanied by corneal opacity and anterior uveitis. OBSERVATIONS High titers of antibodies against HSV and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) were found in blood sampl...

Many reports associating uveitis after vaccination have been reported, including 2 cases after measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. We report the case of a 12-month-old girl who developed a unilateral anterior uveitis with rubeosis and cataract 3 months after an MMR vaccination at 9 months of age. Aqueous humor analysis showed the presence of more rubella-specific immunoglobulin G in the ...

This study was undertaken to identify and characterize the Ag responsible for the induction of experimental autoimmune anterior uveitis (EAAU). Melanin-associated Ag isolated from bovine iris and ciliary body was digested with the proteolytic enzyme V8 protease to solubilize the proteins and the pathogenic protein was purified to homogeneity. Lewis rats were sensitized to various fractions and ...

BACKGROUND Uveitis is an autoimmune disease of the eye that refers to any of a number of intraocular inflammatory conditions. Because it is a rare disease, uveitis is often overlooked, and the possible associations between uveitis and extra-ocular disease manifestations are not well known. The aim of this study was to characterize uveitis in a large sample of patients and to evaluate the relati...

While the majority of anterior uveitis presentations are idiopathic and respond well to topical corticosteroids, in a minority cases there underlying systemic inflammatory processes that com...

We report a case of Usher syndrome in association with unilateral Fuchs' heterochromic uveitis.

Fifty-three black patients with acute nongranulomatous anterior uveitis (AAU) were tissue typed and the results compared to those from a panel of 200 healthy unrelated black volunteers. No statistically significant deviation from the norm with regard to the frequencies of 38 HLA antigens could be observed.

AIMS To determine whether HLA-B27 typing helps the clinician in the diagnostic examination of uveitis in a HLA-B27 rich population and also whether the clinical picture of HLA-B27 positive unilateral acute or recurrent anterior uveitis (AAU) is distinguishable from the idiopathic negative form. METHODS During a 3 year period 220 consecutive patients with undetermined uveitis at onset were exa...

Background: Uveitis is a serious disease which dangerous complications can jeopardize the visual prognosis. Anterior uveitis (AU) inflammation of anterior uvea composed iris and ciliary body. The objective study was to identify epidemiological etiological determinants non-traumatic at Campus Teaching Hospital Lomé. Materials methods: Retrospective cross-sectional records patients diagnosed with...

Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disorder of uncertain aetiology that can affect almost any organ. Anterior uveitis is a feature of the condition in about 30 per cent of those affected. We describe a patient with sarcoidosis presenting with anterior uveitis and describe a diagnostic approach. Sarcoidosis is a condition that must be considered in patients presenting with symptomatic uveitis, as th...