Clinical Approach to Uveitis Flashcards
band keratopathy commonly seen in which uveitis?
JIA
heterochromia and unilateral stellate KP?
Fuch’s heterochromic iridocyclitis
retinal perivasculitis with candlewax drippings
sarcoidosis
DDx unilateral uveitis
HLA B27, herpes, Fuch’s, infectious/parasitic, IOFB, post-surgical (less commonly Behcet’s, sarcoidosis, pars planitis)
Classifications of uveitis w/ involved tissues
anterior (AC): iritis, iridocyclitis, anterior cyclitis
intermediate (vitreous): pars planitis, posterior cyclitis, hyalitis
posterior uveitis (retina or choroid): focal/multiforcal/ diffuse choroiditis, chorioretinitis, retinochoroiditis, retinitis, neuroretinitis
panuveitis: AC + vit + retina or choroid
Which of the following is not appropriate for treatment of uveitis?
PF, durezol, loteprednol, FML
loteprednol (does not penetrate eye)
causes of uveitis with retinal arteritis?
syphilis, HSV (ARN/BARN), VZV (PORN), SLE, PAN, IRVAN, Churg-Strauss
causes of uveitis with retinal phlebitis?
sarcoid, Eales, Behcet’s, MS, Birdshot, HIV
smart eagles bypass multiple bee hives
causes of uveitis with retinal arteritis and phlebitis?
Wegener’s (granulomatosis w/ polyangiitis), toxoplasmosis, Crohn’s, relapsing polychondritis, frosted branch angiitis
time course of acute uveitis?
resolved by 3 months
examples of diffuse v discrete granulomatous uveitis?
diffuse: VHK and sympathetic ophthalmia
discrete: sarcoidosis
when to perform surgery for uveitis?
controlled immunosupression for at least 3 months
Diagnosis and w/u of acute, severe anterior uveitis with:
- arthritis, back pain, GI/GU symptoms
- aphthous ulcers
- febrile illness with flank pain
- no other symptoms
- seronegative spondyloarthropathies (sacroiliitis, . HLA-B27, sacroiliac films, rheum and GI referrals as needed
- Behcet’s: HLA B-51 (rarely obtained)
- TINU: renal panel, urine beta2-microglobulin, nephrology referral
- Idiopathic. HLA-B27
Diagnosis and w/u of acute, moderate-severity anterior uveitis with:
- dyspnea
- increased IOP
- poor response to steroids
- sarcoid. ACE, lysozyme, CXR, chest CT, biopsy
- glaucomatocyclitic crisis (Posner-Schlossman syndrome), herpetic iritis. PCR of aqueous (optional)
- syphillis: RPR or VRDL, syphilis IgG or FTA-ABS or MHA-TP
Diagnosis and w/u of chronic, mild anterior uveitis with:
- pediatric patient with arthritis
- heterochromia, diffuse KP, unilateral
- post-surgical
- JIA. ANA, ESR, rheumatoid factor
- Fuchs. none
- P. acnes or other low-grade endophthalmitis. consider vitrectomy, capsulectomy w/ culture
Diagnosis and w/u of mild-moderate intermediate uveitis with:
- SOB
- tick exposure, erythema migrans
- neurologic symptoms
- Over age of 50
- None
- sarcoid. ACE, lysozyme, CXR, CT chest, biopsy
- lyme. ELISA, western blot for conformation
- MS. MRI brain
- Intraocular lymphoma. vitreous biopsy
- pars planitis. none
Diagnosis and w/u of focal chorioretinitis with vitritis with:
- adjacent scar, raw meat ingestion
- child, h/o geophagia
- HIV
- toxoplasmosis. serology for toxo or PCR
- toxocara. ELISA, CBC
- CMV retinitis. none
Diagnosis and w/u of multifocal chorioretinitis with vitritis with:
- SOB
- peripheral retinal necrosis
- AIDS (2 answers)
- IV drug use (2 answers)
- visible intraocular parasite, from Africa or Central/South America (2 answers)
- Over age of 50
- None (2 answers)
- sarcoid. ACE, lysozyme, CXR, CT chest, biopsy
- ARN. VZV and HSV titers (ELISA), PCR of ocular fluids, possible vitrectomy/retinal biopsy
- syphilis, toxoplasmosis. RPR or VRDL, Syphilis IgG or FTA-ABS or MHA-TP; ELISA for toxo
- Candida or Aspergillus. blood, vitreous cultures
- cysticercosis (ELISA, MRI), onchocerciasis (skin snip).
- primary intraocular lymphoma. vit biopsy
- birdshot (HLA-A29, FA), MFCPU (rule out TB, sarcoid, syphilis)
Diagnosis and w/u of diffuse chorioretinitis with vitritis with:
- dermatologic/CNS symptoms, serous RD
- post- surgery or trauma bilateral
- post- surgery or trauma unilateral
- Child, h/o geophagia
- VKH. FA, B-scan, LP for CSF pleocytosis
- SO. FA
- endophthalmitis. consider vitrectomy, culture
- toxocara.
Diagnosis and w/u of focal chorioretinitis without vitritis with no symptoms but h/o carcinoma
neoplastic. metastatic w/u
Diagnosis and w/u of multifocal chorioretinitis without vitritis with:
- Ohio/Miss Valley
- Lesions confined to posterior pole
- Geographic/maplike pattern of scar
- POHS. FA if macular involvement
- white dot syndrome (MEWDS, PIC, APMPPE). FA
- serpiginous choroiditis. FA, PPD or quantiferon, CXR