Uveitis: Infectious diseases

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  • Parasitic: toxoplasmosis, Toxocara infection (infection by the larva of a canine nematode), cysticercosis (larval Taenia solium), Onchocerca volvulus

  • Bacterial : syphilis, tuberculosis (with granulomata on the retina), leprosy, bartonellosis with cat scratch disease, leptospirosis, Q fever, Lyme disease, brucellosis

  • Viral: CMV (think of HIV), herpes simplex, HTLV-1, measles

  • Fungi: Candida (usually panophthalmitis), cryptococcosis, histoplasmosis

Category: Medicine Notes

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