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Published on: December 17, 2021
HTLV-1 uveitis in Colombia, an underrecognized complication of a hitherto neglected condition: a case series
Wilmer Villamil-Gomez1, Jaime R Torres2, Juan Rojas-Hernández3
1Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Vida, Grupo de expertos Clinicos , Secretaria de salud de Barranquilla, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla, Colombia.
Abstract:
Three Colombian patients with chronic HTLV-1 infection and severe intermediate and/or posterior uveitis are described. In one case, retinal ablation was necessary due to extensive peripheral degeneration, while the other two were successfully managed with local anti-inflammatory therapy. Gradual resolution of ocular findings was observed in all three patients on follow-up. Uveitis is a rarely recognized late complication of this infection, which represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for clinicians in endemic countries. The real extension of HTLV-1 prevalence in Colombia and the frequency of its ophthalmologic complications remain to be determined.
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