Multiple Sclerosis
Fig. 29.1 Fluorescein angiogram demonstrating focal areas of retinal vasculitis in a patient with multiple sclerosis The pathologic examination of the CNS usually reveals sharply delineated plaques that represent lesions with…
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
ANA positive Oligoarthritis Age <7 Duration of disease <4 years Rheumatoid factor negative polyarthritis Diagnostic Criteria and Clinical Presentation There are several different types of JIA which can be classified by the number…
HLA-B27
Ankylosing spondylitis Reactive arthritis Psoriatic arthropathy Enteropathic arthropathy Juvenile spondarthritis Undifferentiated spondarthritis Isolated peripheral enthesitis Table 23.2 Extra-articular disease and HLA-B27 Definite or probable association Possible association Ocular Aural Pulmonary…
Management of Glaucoma
Human immunodeficiency virus sydnrome Systemic lupus erythematosis Vogt koyanagi harada syndrome Scleritis Orbital pseudotumor Sarcoid Myelodysplastic syndrome and other blood dyscrasias Principles of Medical Therapy in Uveitic Glaucoma Targeted therapy…
Medical Therapy
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017George N. Papaliodis (ed.)Uveitis10.1007/978-3-319-09126-6_44 44. Medical Therapy Sergio Schwartzman1 (1) Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 535 East 70th Street, New…
Topical Therapies
Generic name Commercial names Concentration Dexamethasone Maxidex, decadron 0.1 % Difluprednate emulsion Durezol 0.05 % Fluorometholone Flarex 0.1 % FML forte 0.25 % FML 0.1 % Loteprednol Lotemax 0.5 % gel ointment Alrex 0.2 % Prednisolone acetate…
Uveitis in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA)
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017George N. Papaliodis (ed.)Uveitis10.1007/978-3-319-09126-6_42 42. Uveitis in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) Safa Rahmani1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, 12th Floor Retina Service, Boston,…
Post-traumatic Uveitis and Post-operative Inflammation
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017George N. Papaliodis (ed.)Uveitis10.1007/978-3-319-09126-6_40 40. Post-traumatic Uveitis and Post-operative Inflammation Scott M. Barb1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA Scott M. Barb…
Giant Cell Arteritis
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017George N. Papaliodis (ed.)Uveitis10.1007/978-3-319-09126-6_39 39. Giant Cell Arteritis Jing Zhang1 (1) Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA Jing Zhang Email: Jing_Zhang@meei.harvard.edu…
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical criteria Acute cutaneous lupus Chronic cutaneous lupus Nonscarring alopecia Oral or nasal ulcers Joint disease Serositis Renal manifestation Neurologic manifestation Hemolytic anemia Leukopenia or Lymphopenia Thrombocytopenia Immunologic criteria ANA…
