uveitis/fever

OBJECTIVE To determine the origin of scleritis, uveitis, and glaucoma in a boy with fever, sore throat, joint pains, and malaise. METHODS The patient underwent extensive hematologic, serologic, rheumatologic, and radiologic examinations. RESULTS The patient recovered after extensive medical therapy.

Spotted fever is a common rickettsial disease in India. It is caused by Rickettsia conorii, which demonstrates vascular tropism and causes endothelial injury. Ocular manifestations include multifocal retinitis and disc edema. Anterior uveitis as a presenting feature of spotted fever is

OBJECTIVE To report two novel cases of intermediate uveitis associated with Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Cervical Adenitis syndrome. METHODS Observational case reports and review of the literature. RESULTS Both patients in this report had an established diagnosis of Periodic

OBJECTIVE To describe a case of uveitis that is associated with Borrelia hermsii relapsing fever. METHODS Interventional case report. METHODS A 12-year-old boy with two weeks of relapsing fevers 10 days after camping in remote eastern Oregon was examined. Borrelia hermsii immunoglobulin M and G

Lymphoplasmacytic endotheliitis and anterior uveitis was diagnosed in four lambs infected experimentally with field isolates of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV). Formalin-fixed and paraffin wax-embedded tissue from these animals was investigated by histopathology and quantitative real time reverse

Introduction. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an auto-inflammatory disease characterized by attacks of fever and polyserositis. FMF is often associated with other autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), and Behcet. Uveitis is an inflammatory process caused

A 46-year-old man was referred to our hospital because of fever of unknown origin (FUO). Two months before admission, he noted fever, weight loss, and asthenia. Physical examination revealed only mechanical pains of the right shoulder. In the past, patient's father had a tuberculosis. At the age of

OBJECTIVE To report the occurrence of uveitis in patients with prior history of dengue fever. METHODS A case series of patients with uveitis, presenting with ocular symptoms 3-5 months after contracting dengue fever during the dengue epidemic without any other attributable cause for uveitis. The

OBJECTIVE To describe two cases of anterior and intermediate uveitis following yellow fever vaccination with fractional dose. METHODS Case report. RESULTS Case 1: A 35 year-old healthy woman presented with unilateral anterior uveitis 10 days after the yellow fever vaccination. Testing excluded