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Primed Mycobacterial Uveitis (PMU) as a Model for Post-Infectious Uveitis
Published on: December 17, 2021
[Post-streptococcal uveitis]
A Viel1, N Kolyvras, J Catherine
1Service d'ophtalmologie, CHU Saint-Pierre, 322, rue Haute, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgique. aviel@ulb.ac.be
Purpose:
The role of streptococcal infections in the development of uveitis remains uncertain. Here we describe a series of patients with suspected poststreptococcal uveitis.
Observation:
Four retrospective cases were collected (two males and two females). All patients had a sore throat or an episode of pyrexia 2 to 10 weeks before the onset of uveitis and elevated antistreptolysin-O titer (ASOT); no other cause of uveitis was found. Uveitis was bilateral in all the cases and recurrent in only one. In two patients, inflammation was limited to the anterior segment. One patient had intermediate uveitis. One patient had posterior uveitis with multiple white-dot lesions as well as macular and optic disc swelling. The two cases with anterior uveitis were treated only topically and the two others received a short course of systemic steroids. No systemic antibiotics were given.
Conclusions:
These cases suggest that uveitis could be a manifestation of poststreptococcal syndrome and have a good prognosis.
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