New infectious etiologies for posterior uveitis
Autor(es): Khairallah Moncef, Kahloun Rim, Ben Yahia Salim, Jelliti Bechir, Messaoud Riadh
Resumo: Emergent - resurgent arthropod vector-borne diseases are major causes of systemic morbidity - death - exp-ing worldwide. Among them, viral - bacterial agents including West Nile virus, Dengue fever, Chikungunya, Rift Valley fever, - rickettsioses have been recently associated with an array of ocular manifestations. These include anterior uveitis, retinitis, chorioretinitis, retinal vasculitis - optic nerve involvement. Proper clinical diagnosis of any of these infectious diseases is based on epidemiological data, history, systemic symptoms - signs, - the pattern of ocular involvement. The diagnosis is usually confirmed by the detection of a specific antibody in serum. Ocular involvement associated with emergent infections usually has a self-limited course, but it can result in persistent visual impairment. There is currently no proven specific treatment for arboviral diseases, - therapy is mostly supportive. Vaccination for humans against these viruses is still in the research phase. Doxycycline is the treatment of choice for rickettsial diseases. Prevention, including public measures to reduce the number of mosquitoes - personal protection, remains the mainstay for arthropod vector disease control. Influenza A (H1N1) virus was responsible for a p-emic human influenza in 2009, - was recently associated with various posterior segment changes.
Palavras-Chave: Arthropod borne-diseases; Posterior uveitis; Retinitis; Chorioretinitis; Vasculitis
Imprenta: Ophthalmic Research, v. 49, n. 2, p. 66-72, 2013
Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1159/000344009
Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Pathogenesis ; Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Chikungunya fever ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Epidemiology ; Chikungunya virus - Public health
Data de publicação: 2013
