Tubulointerstitial nephritis and uveitis syndrome
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 10/27/2009
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Mackensen F et al. – TINU is a common cause of uveitis among patients who present with bilateral, anterior uveitis of sudden onset. It is more frequent in children and apparently in boys. Although the activity of the eye disease can persist ... controlled with little treatment and the outcome is very good.
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Intravitreal loading injection of ganciclovir with or without adjunctive oral valganciclovir for cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis
Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, 10/02/2009
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Hwang YS et al. – In patients with CMV anterior uveitis, intravitreal ganciclovir injection as a loading dose with or without the following oral valganciclovir can control the ... ophthalmic infections,uveitis,neurologic/ophthalmic,ophthalmology
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Uveitis-like syndrome and iris transillumination after the use of oral moxifloxacin
Eye, 10/26/2009
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Bettink–Remeijer MW et al. – Iris transillumination and sphincter paralysis is a newly recognized adverse effect of oral moxifloxacin therapy.
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General Principles for the Treatment of Non-Infectious Uveitis
Inflammation & Allergy - Drug Targets, 10/09/2009
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Diaz–Llopis M et al. – In the present review the authors go through the main characteristics and complications of all these treatments and make a rational of this five–step treatment protocol for non infectious posterior uveitis.
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Cataract Surgery Under Infliximab Therapy in a Patient With Behcet's Disease
Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 10/30/2009
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Noda E et al. – Infliximab therapy may be effective when performing cataract surgery on BD patients who have uncontrollable uveitis.
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Inflammatory mediators and posterior segment involvement in ocular Behcet disease
European Journal of Ophthalmology, 11/11/2009
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Ozdamar Y et al. – This study demonstrated that increased serum levels of inflammatory mediators including IL–6, IL–8, TNF–alpha, VEGF, and MDA were possibly involved in the development of posterior uveitis in BD.
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Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae in patients with uveitis and healthy individuals in Tokyo
Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology, 11/10/2009
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Kamoi K et al. – The seroprevalence of B. henselae was similar in both patients with uveitis and in healthy volunteers in Tokyo, Japan. These data indicate that a significant number of healthy ... which should be kept in mind when a diagnosis of cat scratch disease is made.
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Uveitis in a Patient Treated with Bacille-Calmette-Guerin: Possible Antigenic Mimicry of Mycobacterial and Retinal Antigens
Ophthalmology, 10/08/2009
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Garip A et al. – These data indicate the generation of a polyclonal autoimmune reaction elicited by BCG. Amino acid sequence alignments revealed homologies between ... proteins from M. tuberculosis, BCG, and retinal antigens, suggesting antigenic mimicry as a potential cause of uveitis in this patient.
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Primary extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of the uvea associated with massive diffuse epibulbar extension and focal infiltration of the optic nerve and meninges, clinically presented as uveitis masquerade syndrome: a case report
Medical Oncology, 10/16/2009
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Rasic DM et al. – Primary lymphoproliferative lesions of the uvea, comprising the iris, ciliary body and ... rarity, primary lymphoma of the uvea should be included in the differential diagnosis particularly in older patients with longstanding recurrent uveitis.
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Successful switching to adalimumab in an infliximab-allergic patient with severe Behcet disease-related uveitis
Rheumatology International, 11/02/2009
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Takase K et al. – Infliximab has demonstrated remarkable effects on controlling uveitis in patients with Behcet’s disease (BD). However, there is no way except for discontinuation of ... of the therapy led to another ocular attacks immediately. Switching to adalimumab induced clinical remission again. The experience suggest adalimumab is a safe and effective option for patients having hypersensitivity to infliximab.
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