Uveitis Flashcards
Whats used for prophylaxis of pcp?
Bactrim
Whats the fa finding in birdshot?
“Quenching” of the vessels= dye leaving vessels quickly
Rx for jia
Mtx bc have longest safety record w it and dosing is q week
Second line tnfa inhibitor
Name tnf alpha inhibitor
Infliximab
Adilibumab (humira)
Apmppe
Unilat or bilater?
Following viral illness–> Bilat bc its an autoimmune attack of choriocapillaris–> infarcts rpe
Generally good prognosis
Mutton fat KPs aggregates of what type of cell?
macrophages
can pars planitis cause vh and if so how?
yes.
vasculitis–>neo–>vh
Whats a bad compliaction of ra?
Scleromalacia perforans
what type of rd do you get in pars planitis?
rrd or trd from vasculitis and contraction of neo
whats a synonym for C-ANCA?
anti-proteinase 3
what are the main SE of cyclosporine and whats the mechanism?
T cell inhibitor
HTN and renal dz
when psoriatic arthritis develops wo the artritis part, how does it present differently in the eye?
bilateral
older pt
requires oral NSAIDS
If you are on cyclophosphamide, your chance of leukemia is 13x higher if you have what underlying blood disorder?
polycythemia rubra vera
MTX mech and SE
folate analogue
GI upset, hepatotoxicity
Myopentolate mofetil, brand name, mech of axn and SE
cellcept
inhibits Purine synthesis
diarrhea, GI ulceration
what kind of bug is H flu?
gram neg coccus
what bug may be responsible for fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis?
rubella or CMV
what kind of bug is bartonella?
gram negative rod
besides being bad in MS, what other bad thing can infliximab do?
cause someone to develop lupus and become ana+
whats the best treatment for serpiginous, whats the second option if pt is young?
1) cyclophosphamide is best but cant use it If pt wants to have kids
alternative is prednisone, cyclosporine and azathioprine