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Uveitis

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  1. Pathophysiology
    1. Uveal tract inflammation
    2. Extension of Iritis to involve Choroid
  2. Causes
    1. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
      1. Occurs in up to 50% of pauciarticular juvenile RA
      2. Accounts for 80% of uveitis in children
    2. Spondyloarthropathy
      1. Ankylosing Spondylitis
      2. Reiter's Syndrome
    3. Behcet's Disease
    4. Ulcerative Colitis
    5. Sarcoidosis
    6. Relapsing Polychondritis
    7. Interstitial Nephritis
    8. Multiple Sclerosis
    9. Lyme Disease
    10. Vasculitis (e.g. Kawasaki's Disease)
    11. Viral Exanthem
    12. Bacterial infection
      1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
      2. Symphilis
      3. Leprosy
  3. Signs
    1. Includes Iritis Signs
    2. Keratic precipitates form
      1. Yellow or white deposits of aggregated cells
      2. Form on posterior surface
  4. Management
    1. Refer all cases to Ophthalmology
    2. Risk of serious complications if delayed management
  5. Complications
    1. Glaucoma
    2. Cataracts
    3. Blindness
  6. References
    1. Rosenbaum in Yanoff (1999) Ophthalmology, p. 4.1

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