DIS - Posterior Uveitis II - Week 4 Flashcards
What is cytomegalovirus also known as?
Human herpesvirus type 5
Is cytomegalovirus widespread among adults, children, or rare in humans? Explain why.
Affects most of the adult population
Post infection, it remains latent in the host
-possible reactivation
What percentage of adults are seropositive to cytomegalovirus? What about people with HIV?
Normal - 50%
HIV - 95-100%
What kind of syptoms are associated with systemic cytomegalovirus (2)?
Mononucleosis-like symptoms or none
-asymptomatic
Is cytomegalovirus retinitis common or rare? In wha four populations is it particularly more common?
Uncommon/rare in normals Prospers with immunodeficiency: -HIV -elderly -leukaemia -immunosuppression via steroid, chemotherapy, etc
When did cytomegalovirus come into prominence?
With the rise of HIV/AIDS
When does cytomegalovirus retinitis tend to occur relative to HIV? What is the prognosis like from the first sign of infection (for life, not visual prognosis)?
Relatively late occurence
Short average time to death from the first sign of CMV infection
What cells does HIV target?
CD4+
What is the most common intraocular infection in HIV/AIDS?
CMV retinitis
What type of vision loss does untreated cytomegalovirus retinitis result in and when?
Progressive visual loss creeping
-when CD4+ count drops to 50-100 cells/uL
What eventually results from cytomegalovirus retinitis (2)?
Eventual blindness from full thickness retinal necrosis and retinal detachment
In what percentage of patients is cytomegalovirus retinitis bilateral? In what percentage is the macula involved?
Bilateral in 10-20%
Macular involvement in 50%
Describe what full thickness retinitis/retinal necrosis appears like (including colour). What is it often adjacent to? What else would you expect to see and what can its appearance be likened to?
Multiple yellow/white geographic lesions
Often adjacent to vessels
Vascilitis often present
Looks like ketchup on cottage cheese
Is vitritis seen with cytomegalovirus retinitis? Explain.
Yes, mild vitritis
What is the management for cytomegalovirus retinitis?
IV Gancyclovir
List three other general AIDS-related retinal disorders, aside from CMV.
HIV retinopathy
Candidiasis
Other causes of posterior uveitis
-syphilis, TB, candida, pneumocystitis, etc
List four other viral AIDS-related retinal disorders.
Acute retinal necrosis -necrotising retinitis HSV1 (younger) HSV2 and VSV (older) Progressive outer retinal necrosis
What is the interaction between progressive outer retinal necrosis and VZV?
Aggressive reaction
What is kaposi’s sarcoma aused by and in what condition is it usually seen?
Human herpes virus type 8
How is syphilis generally transmitted?
Sexually transmitted infection (STI/STD)
What causes syphilis? What shape is it?
Trepenoma pallidum
-spirochaete
Briefly describe primary (1), secondary (1), and tertiary (3) syphilis.
Primary - initial STD Secondary - rash and systemic symptoms Tertiary -neurosyphilis -cardiovascular -gummatous (granulomas)
Can syphilis be contracted from blood transfusion or open skin lesions?
Yes, occasionally
What effect has improved HIV survivability had on syphilis prevalence?
Increased prevalence of syphilis
What kind of keratitis occurs with congenital syphilis?
Interstitial keratitis
What kind of uveitis can occur with syphilis and at what stage?
Anterior or posterior, at any stage
Is anterior uveitis from syphilis often granulomatous or non-granulomatous?
Often non-granulomatous
List the four types of postrior uveitis that may be seen with syphilis.
Chorioretinitis -disseminated -posterior placoid Retinitis Retinal vasculitis
Describe the appearance of disseminated chorioretinitis. What classic appearance does it have when congenital? Is vitritis present?
Multiple yellow/grey lesions
-vitritis often present
Classic salt/pepper appearance when congenital
Describe the appearance of posterior placoid chorioretinitis. Where is it generally found? Is vitritis present?
Around the disc
- yellow/grey lesions with pale centres
- vitritis often present
Describe retinal vasculitis and what it often resembles.
Isolated retinal vessel inflammation
- mild leakage to extreme
- often resembles BVO
What is responsible for tuberculosis?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
In what patients and countries is ocular TB often seen?
HIV patients
Endemic countries
What is a typical feature of posterior segment TB? List 5 additional things you may see.
Choroidal granuloma -granulomatous Also: Vasculitis Keratitis Scleritis Anterior uveitis Retinitis
What can hypersensitivity to TB organisms result in (2)?
Occlusion of vessels, leading to ischaemia
What is sympathetic ophthalmia and what does it generally follow? What can occur in the fellow eye and why?
Bilateral granulomatous uveitis
Follows penetrating trauma
Trauma to the first eye also excites inflammation in the fellow eye
After what surgery is sympathetic ophthalmia most common? Comment in rarity after cataract surgery, malignant melanoma, and cyclo-cryotherapy.
Vitrectomy - most common antecedent event
Rarely occurs in the others
Are rates of sympathetic ophthalmia increasing or decreasing?
Increasing
What is the typical onset for sympathetic ophthalmia post-exciting and what is the range?
Typically 3 months
-days to decades
List 3 anterior features of sympathetic ophthalmia.
Mild anterior uveitis
-granulomatous
Mutton fat keratic precipitates
List 4 posterior features of sympathetic ophthalmia.
Vitritis -moderate to severe Posterior uveitis -multiple peripheral yellow/white lesions papillitis Circumpapillary choroidal lesions
What is the treatment for sympathetic ophthalmia (2)?
Systemic steroids
-high dose, tapered over 3/12
Immunosuppression
-cyclosporin