Infectious uveitis

Julia F. Malalis; Sarah M. Escott; Debra A. Goldstein

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2745-6_24

Infectious uveitis

Julia F. Malalis, Sarah M. Escott, Debra A. Goldstein^*

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Ophthalmology

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Abstract

Infectious etiologies are implicated in many cases of pediatric uveitis. Common causes of infectious uveitis in children include toxoplasmosis, toxocariasis, and the herpes viruses. Tuberculosis is a less common cause of uveitis and is more often encountered in developing countries. Toxoplasmosis is the most common cause of posterior uveitis in children. In one recent study, 58 % of children with posterior uveitis had ocular toxoplasmosis. Infectious posterior uveitis in children can have particularly devastating visual outcomes, both because of anatomic damage and the induction of amblyopia. If an infectious etiology is suspected in uveitis, therapy should be directed against the causative organism prior to initiating steroid therapy or systemic immunosuppression.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Practical Management of Pediatric Ocular Disorders and Strabismus
Subtitle of host publication	A Case-based Approach
Publisher	Springer New York
Pages	233-249
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781493927456
ISBN (Print)	9781493927449
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2745-6_24
State	Published - Jul 27 2016

Keywords

Cat-scratch disease
Cytomegalovirus
Endogenous endophthalmitis
Herpes
Histoplasmosis
Infectious uveitis
Necrotizing retinitis
Pediatric
Rubella
Syphilis
Toxocariasis
Toxoplasmosis
Tuberculosis
Uveitis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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