Cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis: long-term follow-up of immunocompetent patients

Accorinti, Massimo; Gilardi, Marta; Pirraglia, Maria Pia; Amorelli, Giulia Maria; Nardella, Chiara; Abicca, Irene; Pesci, Francesca Romana

doi:10.1007/s00417-014-2782-4

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“…Disease course was characterized as recurrent in nine patients (56.3%) and chronic in seven (43.7%). These findings were generally consistent with those reported by others [5][6][17][18][19][20] and highlight several important facts: First, for reasons that are not entirely clear, CMV-associated anterior uveitis appears to occur far more often in Asians than non-Asians; second, the clinical presentation of CMV-associated anterior uveitis can be quite variable, and is often initially diagnosed as PSS, FHI/FUS, or herpetic anterior uveitis due to either herpes simplex virus (HSV) or varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection; 1,21 and third, both the inflammation and IOP in eyes with CMV-associated uveitis can be quite difficult to control, with many patients requiring long-term topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) together with topical or systemic ganciclovir therapy. 22 …”

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Cytomegalovirus Retinitis and Uveitis

Cunningham

Downes

Chee

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Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

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Cytomegalovirus Retinitis and Uveitis

Cunningham

Downes

Chee

et al. 2015

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

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“…While clinical findings can be variable, it has been shown to cause a unilateral (occasionally bilateral) anterior chamber inflammation associated with iris sectoral defects, episodes of ocular hypertension, and diffuse fine to medium keratic precipitates, occasionally with focal endotheliitis. [ 25–27 ] It can be acute, recurrent, or chronic, and some cases may have been previously characterized as Posner-Schlossman syndrome. This diagnosis can be confirmed with PCR from an aqueous paracentesis.…”

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Infectious Uveitis

Lin

2015

Curr Ophthalmol Rep

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Infectious uveitis is one of the most common and visually devastating causes of uveitis in the US and worldwide. This review provides a summary of the identification, treatment, and complications associated with certain forms of viral, bacterial, fungal, helminthic, and parasitic uveitis. In particular, this article reviews the literature on identification and treatment of acute retinal necrosis due to herpes simplex virus, varicella virus, and cytomegalovirus. While no agreed-upon treatment has been identified, the characteristics of Ebola virus panuveitis is also reviewed. In addition, forms of parasitic infection such as Toxoplasmosis and Toxocariasis are summarized, as well as spirochetal uveitis. Syphilitic retinitis is reviewed given its increase in prevalence over the last decade. The importance of early identification and treatment of infectious uveitis is emphasized. Early identification can be achieved with a combination of maintaining a high suspicion, recognizing certain clinical features, utilizing multi-modal imaging, and obtaining specimens for molecular diagnostic testing.

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“…It can present like Posner-Schlossman syndrome or Fuchs’ heterochromic iridocyclitis and may be associated with acute relapsing or chronic raised intraocular pressure (IOP). 118 …”

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The Role of Sex in Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation

Yeung¹,

Popp²,

Chan³

2015

International Ophthalmology Clinics

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Uveitides can be due to non-infectious and infectious etiologies. It has been observed that there is a gender difference with a greater preponderance of non-infectious uveitis in women than in men. This review will describe both non-infectious and infectious uveitides and describes some of the current autoimmune mechanisms thought to be underlying the gender difference. It will specifically look at non-infectious uveitides with systemic involvement including juvenile idiopathic arthritis, spondyloarthopathies, sarcoidosis, Behçet’s disease, and Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease and at uveitides without systemic involvement including sympathetic ophthalmia, birdshot chorioretinitis, and the white dot syndromes. Infectious uveitides like acute retinal necrosis, progressive outer retinal necrosis, and cytomegalovirus mediated uveitis will be mentioned. Different uveitides with female- or male- predominance are presented and discussed.

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Cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis: long-term follow-up of immunocompetent patients

Abstract: CMV-associated anterior uveitis has a fairly good long-term visual prognosis. Antiviral therapy can reduce the frequency of relapses, but cataracts and a chronic raise in IOP are frequent complications often requiring a surgical approach.

Cited by 67 publications

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Cytomegalovirus Retinitis and Uveitis

Cytomegalovirus Retinitis and Uveitis

Infectious Uveitis

The Role of Sex in Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation

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