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Uveitis

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  1. Pathophysiology
    1. Uveal tract inflammation
    2. Extension of Iritis to involve Choroid
  2. Causes
    1. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
      1. Occurs in up to 50% of pauciarticular juvenile RA
      2. Accounts for 80% of Uveitis in children
    2. Spondyloarthropathy
      1. Ankylosing Spondylitis
      2. Reiter's Syndrome
    3. Behcet's Disease
    4. Ulcerative Colitis
    5. Sarcoidosis
    6. Relapsing Polychondritis
    7. Interstitial Nephritis
    8. Multiple Sclerosis
    9. Lyme Disease
    10. Vasculitis (e.g. Kawasaki's Disease)
    11. Viral Exanthem
    12. Bacterial infection
      1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
      2. Symphilis
      3. Leprosy
  3. Signs
    1. Includes Iritis Signs
    2. Keratic precipitates form
      1. Yellow or white deposits of aggregated cells
      2. Form on posterior surface
  4. Management
    1. Refer all cases to Ophthalmology
    2. Risk of serious complications if delayed management
  5. Complications
    1. Glaucoma
    2. Cataracts
    3. Blindness
  6. References
    1. Rosenbaum in Yanoff (1999) Ophthalmology, p. 4.1

Uveitis (C0042164)

Definition (NCI) An inflammatory process affecting a part of or the entire uvea. Causes include inflammatory agents (e.g., herpes simplex, herpes zoster, leptospirosis) and systemic diseases (e.g., inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, ankylosing spondylitis). Patients present with pain and redness in the eye, light sensitivity, and blurred and decreased vision.
Definition (NCI) A disorder characterized by inflammation to the uvea of the eye.
Definition (CHV) an inflammation of the uvea (middle part of the eye)
Definition (MSH) Inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the middle (vascular) tunic of the eye, and commonly involving the other tunics (sclera and cornea, and the retina). (Dorland, 27th ed)
Definition (CSP) inflammation of part or all of the uvea, the middle (vascular) tunic of the eye, and commonly involving the other tunics (sclera and cornea, and the retina).
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D014605
ICD10 H20.9
SnomedCT 128473001, 155116005, 267719008, 75614007, 193499001
English Uveitides, UVEITIS, Uveitis, NOS, Uveitis, uveitis (physical finding), uveitis, uveitis was present, Uveitis NOS, Uveitis [Disease/Finding], Uveitis (disorder), uvea; inflammation, Intraocular inflammation
French UVEITE, Uvéite SAI, Uvéite
Portuguese UVEITE, Uveíte NE, Uveíte
Spanish UVEITIS, Uveítis NEOM, Uveitis, Ciliary body disorders, Uveitis NOS, Uveítis, uveítis (trastorno), uveítis
German UVEITIS, Uveitis NNB, Uveitis
Dutch uveïtis NAO, uvea; ontsteking, uveïtis, Uveitis
Italian Uveite NAS, Uveite
Japanese ブドウ膜炎, ブドウ膜炎ＮＯＳ, ﾌﾞﾄﾞｳﾏｸｴﾝ, ﾌﾞﾄﾞｳﾏｸｴﾝNOS
Swedish Inflammation i ögats druvhinna
Czech uveitida, živnatka - zánět, Uveitida, Uveitida NOS
Finnish Suonikalvoston tulehdus
Russian UVEIT, УВЕИТ
Croatian UVEITIS
Polish Zapalenie błony naczyniowej
Hungarian Uveitis, Uveitis k.m.n.
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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