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Medication Causes of Uveitis
Aka: Medication Causes of Uveitis, Medication Causes of Iritis, Drug-Induced Uveitis, Drug-Induced Iritis
- See Also
- Uveitis (or Iritis)
- Epidemiology
- Medications are an uncommon to rare cause of Uveitis or Iritis
- Symptoms
- Onset in days to months after exposure
- Systemic medications may paradoxically result in unilateral Uveitis
- Causes: Ocular Agents
- Intravitreal
- Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (Anti-VEGF)
- Cidofovir (may also occur with systemic use)
- Topical
- Brimonidine
- Metipranolol
- Prostaglandins
- Causes: Endocrine Agents
- Bisphosphonates
- Causes: Antimicrobials
- Cidofovir
- Moxifloxacin (Avelox)
- Rifabutin
- Sulfonamides
- Causes: Vaccines
- BCG vaccine
- Hepatitis B Vaccine
- Influenza Vaccine
- MMR Vaccine
- Varicella Vaccine
- References
- Harman (2014) Am Fam Physician 90(10): 711-6 [PubMed]
- London (2013) J Ophthalmic Inflamm Infect 3(1): 43 [PubMed]