Uveitis Flashcards
Which 6 retinal vasculitis affect venules?
- Sarcoid
- MS
- Birdshot
- Eales
- Bechets
- HIV paraviral syndrome
Which 7 retinal vasculitis affect arterioles?
- SLE
- PAN
- Necrotizing herpetic retinitis (ARN)
- Syphilis
- VZV (PORN)
- IRVAN
- Churg-Strauss syndrome
Which 2 bugs are the cause of late bleb associated endophthalmitis?
- H flu
2. Strep
Granular CMV retinitis occurs where?
Peripherally
What are 3 types of polymorphonuclear leukocytes?
- Neutrophils - most abundant granulocytes in the blood
- Eosinophils - IL-5 most impt mediator
- Basophil / mast cell
What are the steps of the immune response arc?
- Afferent
- Processing
- Effector
What is type V hypersensitivity?
Stimulatory
CAR is seen in what 2 dx?
- Small cell lung CA
2. Cutaneous melanoma
What is the outer layer of zonal inflm?
Fibrotic reparative or granulation tissue infiltrated with NONgranulomatous inflm and plasma cells, presumably secreting specific Antibodies.
What causes an eosinophilic granuloma in the eye?
Toxocara granuloma (strong Th2 response)
Which anterior uveitis has moderate severity (red, painful) that has a poor response to steroids?
Syphilis
Is vitiritis present in serpiginous choroidopathy?
NO
Which 5 Posterior Uveitis with Arteritis and Phlebitis?
- Toxoplasmosis
- Relapsing polychondritis
- Wegener granulomatosis
- Crohn dx
- FROSTED BRANCH ANGITIS
Which cell is the predominant inflm cell in the eye in uveitis?
lymphocytes
When are 3 instances when corticosteriods are not indicated?
- Fuchs heterochromic iridocyclitis
- Pars planitis WITHOUT CME
* 3. peripheral lesions in toxoplasmosis not affecting optic disc or macula**
Recurrent anterior nongraunulomatous uveitis is what?
HLA-B27 - DDx
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Reiter syndrome (reactive arthritis)
- Inflm bowel dz
- Psoriatic arthritis
- postinfectious, or reactive, arthritis
Pulmonary apical fibrosis and aortitis that is a/w aortic valve insufficiency are complications of what?
Ankylosing spondylitis
What is the most common eye lesion in Reiter syndrome?
Conjunctivitis - mucopurlent and papillary