Intraocular Nematode
Parasite/disease Definite host Intermediate host Accidental host Infective stage in man Toxocariasis Cats and dogs Birds and rodents Humans Cyst, migrating larvae Onchocerciasis Human Black fly (Simulium) – Third-stage larvae…
Syphilitic Uveitis
Fig. 4.1 Color slit lamp photograph of large “granulomatous” keratic precipitates in a patient with syphilitic uveitis (Reproduced with permission from Wender J, Eliott D, Jumper JM, Cunningham ET Jr….
Emerging Infectious Uveitis: Aspergillus and Other Fungi
Fig. 20.1 A color fundus photo from young man with a history of intravenous drug abuse with endogenous Aspergillus endophthalmitis shows vitreous haze and a confluent macular lesion with retinal…
Tuberculosis
and Reema Bansal1 (1) Advanced Eye Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India 7.1 Introduction Tuberculosis is a major public health problem worldwide and has been recognized as one of the common causes…
Emerging Infectious Uveitis: Candida
Fig. 19.1 Endogenous Candida albicans endophthalmitis in a 28-year-old male with a history of intravenous drug abuse. Note vitreous haze from vitritis, vitreous white fluffy lesions, and edematous optic disc…
Other Bacterial Infections: Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE), Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
and Vishali Gupta1 (1) Advanced Eye Centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India 9.1 Introduction Gram-positive bacteria are the most common causative organisms both for exogenous…
Cytomegalovirus Anterior Uveitis
Fig. 10.1 (a) Slit lamp photograph of an eye with acute recurrent Cytomegalovirus anterior uveitis showing a few fine to large keratic precipitates with diffuse iris atrophy. (b) Fundal photograph…
Leptospirosis
▪ Acute fever, rigor, and severe fatigue ▪ Scleral icterus with or without conjunctival congestion ▪ Severe headache and meningeal irritation ▪ Delirium/psychosis ▪ Muscle tenderness, myalgia – particularly involving…
Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1
Fig. 15.1 Schema for the pathogenesis of HTLV-1 uveitis HTLV-1 uveitis is caused by inflammatory cytokines produced by HTLV-1-infected CD4+ T cells that significantly accumulate in the eyes of patients…
Rickettsioses
Fig. 3.1 (a) Maculopapular skin rash in a patient with Mediterranean spotted fever. (b) Dark spot, also called “tache noire,” in a patient with Mediterranean spotted fever 3.4.2 Ocular Disease…
