Uveitis


Disease modifying treatment available:
Time critical diagnosis and management:
Lateralising:


Definition

The uvea describes the iris, ciliary body and choroid. Inflammation of these structures is termed uveitis.




Taxotomy

Subclassifications Epidemiology Clinical features
Anterior uveitis None Photophobia
Visual loss
Anisocoria
Red eye



Aetiology

Disorder Clinical features Associated features Investigations Disease modifying treatment available Time critical
Tuberculosis Peripheral neuropathy
Facial nerve palsy
Cough
Breathlessness
Haemoptysis
Recurrent cranial neuropathies
Optic neuropathy
Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease Visual loss
Headache
Alopecia
Vitiligo
Hearing loss
Nausea
Retinal detachment
Poliosis



Associated Disorders





Clinical features


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Investigations


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Laboratory Investigation Result

Treatment


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Research


Open questions

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