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...

A case of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia complicated by anterior uveitis is described. Anterior uveitis as a complication has not been reported before. Its possible mechanism is discussed.

BACKGROUND Anterior uveitis is the most common extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). AS-related anterior uveitis frequently presents as acute, recurrent iridocyclitis; therefore, AS is often initially suspected by an ophthalmologist, not by a rheumatologist. In this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between the recurrence of anterior uveitis and the subsequ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of anterior uveitis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who underwent anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapy, using data from recently performed trials. METHODS Data from 4 placebo-controlled studies with anti-TNF agents in AS (2 with etanercept and 2 with infliximab) and 3 open-label studies were analyzed for the prestudy prevalence and the...

S inus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy (Rosai-Dorfman disease [RDD]) is a benign, idiopathic, self-limiting lymphoproliferative disease, described by Rosai and Dorfman in 1969. Extranodal manifestations represent about 43% of cases. The disease is classically accompanied by fever, malaise, leukocytosis, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and hypergammaglobulinemia. Rosai-Dorfm...

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic, inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. The enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) JIA category describes a clinically heterogeneous group of children including some who have predominately enthesitis, enthesitis and arthritis, juvenile ankylosing spondylitis, or inflammatory bowel disease-associated arthropathy. ERA accounts for 10%-20% of JIA. Co...

Purpose. To report a case of granulomatous anterior uveitis caused by travoprost. Methods. Single observational case report. Results. A 71-year-old who was fit and healthy presented with bilateral granulomatous anterior uveitis 2 months after he was started on travoprost in both eyes. There was no past history of uveitis. Blood test and radiological investigation were unremarkable. Travoprost w...

Results Of 32 children included there were 62 % of females and the mean age at diagnosis was 7.7 ± 3.4 years and 6.5 ± 3.8 years for JIAU. Ophthalmologic complications were present at the diagnosis in 72% of patients. Uveitis was unilateral in 56 % of cases and anterior in 75 % of cases. At the time of the last follow-up 41% were idiopathic uveitis and 41% JIAU. The number of inflammatory cells...

OBJECTIVE To analyse aqueous polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results in patients diagnosed with undifferentiated uveitis and determine prevalence of herpesviridae in non-uveitic patients undergoing routine cataract extraction. DESIGN Retrospective comparative case series and prospective cross-sectional study. SUBJECTS 72 patients with idiopathic uveitis and 57 surgical patients. METHODS D...