Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Syndrome
Fig. 41.1 Panuveitis with diffuse exudative retinal detachments OU in a patient with VKH Differential Diagnosis The entity with the most similar ophthalmic findings to VKH is sympathetic ophthalmia. Like VKH,…
Birdshot Retinochoroidopathy
Fig. 20.1 Characteristic multiple deep cream-colored lesions in a patient with BSRC Fig. 20.2 Fluorescein angiography demonstrating retinal vasculitis in a patient with BSRC A newer criterion for research purposes has been…
Sympathetic Ophthalmia
Fig. 37.1 Peripheral Dalen-Fuchs nodules in a patient with sympathetic ophthalmia Fig. 37.2 Retinal vasculitis, vitritis, and inferior serous retinal detachment in a patient with sympathetic ophthalmia Findings in chronic SO include…
Psoriasis Associated
Fig. 32.1 Skin lesion in psoriasis vulgaris Psoriatic Arthritis There are various extracutaneous manifestations of psoriasis. Of these, psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a seronegative spondyloarthropathy (SpA), is one. This entity was first…
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…
