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Viral uveitis

1 October 2019 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | cytomegalovirus, herpes simplex virus, rubella virus, varicella-zoster virus, viral anterior uveitis

This review covers viral causes of anterior uveitis. A viral aetiology should be suspected when anterior uveitis is accompanied by ocular hypertension, diffuse stellate keratic precipitates or the presence of iris atrophy. Most common viruses associated are herpes simplex, varicella-zoster...

Polymerase chain reaction evaluation of infectious multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis

1 December 2014 | | Retina / Uvea / Vitreous | Chain reaction, infectious, multifocal serpiginoid choroiditis, polymerase, tuberculosis, viral

This paper presents a retrospective review of infectious agents associated with multifocal serpiginous choroiditis (MSC) based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) evaluation and specific antimicrobial therapy. The study included 13 patients with MSC who were evaluated with PCR for the...