2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
9 Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation
Chapter 10: Infectious Uveitis: Bacterial Causes
This chapter includes a related video, which can be accessed by scanning the QR code provided in the text or going to www.aao.org/bcscvideo_section09.
Highlights
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Bacterial uveitis most commonly presents as posterior uveitis. Causative organisms include Treponema pallidum, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and less frequently, Borrelia burgdorferi and Bartonella species, among others.
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Syphilis is reemerging globally and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of every individual with uveitis.
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Tuberculous uveitis can arise in the absence of detectable active systemic disease, with the diagnosis being presumptive in most cases.
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Ocular involvement occurs in 5%–10% of individuals with cat-scratch disease, and may manifest as neuroretinitis, focal/multifocal retinitis, and, less frequently, Parinaud oculoglandular syndrome.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 9 - Uveitis and Ocular Inflammation. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.